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ICE arrest
Criminal Justice, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

How to make sense of ICE arrest data

by Austin Kocher | June 30, 2025

An immigration scholar guides us through the process of analyzing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest data, based on datasets published by the Data Deportation Project.

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public debt
Economics, Politics & Government

The national debt: How and why the US government borrows money

by Clark Merrefield | June 25, 2025

The US government is paying $1 trillion a year in interest on its debt. With interest costs outpacing national defense spending, this piece will help journalists understand the public debt and explain it to audiences.

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child death hot cars research
Criminal Justice, Health

Child deaths in hot cars: Data and research on pediatric vehicular heatstroke

by Denise-Marie Ordway | June 25, 2025

We summarize key research on child deaths in parked vehicles, including how often caregivers face criminal prosecution and why otherwise attentive parents sometimes forget infants in hot cars.

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Health, Media, Politics & Government

Covering health misinformation: What journalists need to rethink

by Naseem S. Miller | June 17, 2025

Journalists and public health experts shared 12 strategies for building trust, using careful language and improving coverage of health misinformation during a workshop at the Association of Health Care Journalists’ annual conference.

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K-12 education data research
Economics, Education, Race & Gender

If you need K-12 education data, these 10 data tools from nonprofit research organizations can help

by Denise-Marie Ordway | June 10, 2025

Use these free tools to examine data on student achievement, school segregation, dual enrollment programs and other education topics. Most generate maps, charts and lists that journalists can incorporate into their news coverage.

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Health

When health data disappears: 8 tips for finding what’s hidden from public view

by Naseem S. Miller | June 10, 2025

As public health data becomes harder to access, journalists and experts at the Association of Health Care Journalists’ annual conference shared tips and tools for uncovering and preserving vital information.

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