Orlando gay nightclub shooting: Resources, research for journalists
2016 collection of academic research, statistical data and other resources to help journalists who are covering the Orlando nightclub shooting from various angles.
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Migration, immigration and demographic science: Longer-term perspectives
2016 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that provides one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of the many fluid dimensions of population movement across societies.
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Covering hurricanes and tropical storms: Key resources for journalists
2016 tip sheet offering a list of weather-related resources to aid journalists in covering hurricanes and tropical storms.
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Uber, Airbnb and consequences of the sharing economy: Research roundup
2015 selection of research that helps define, understand and analyze the sharing economy, those who participate in it and its economic impact.
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The characteristics of burns among children referred for child abuse evaluations: New research
2016 study published in Child Abuse & Neglect that looks at the characteristics of burns among children to determine the likelihood that the burns are the result of child abuse.
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Interviewing a source: Tips
The basics of preparing, conducting, and editing an interview; with special emphasis on public officials and expert sources.
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Tobacco cessation: Gaps in efforts to get Medicaid recipients to quit smoking
2016 study in Health Affairs that looks at the effectiveness of Medicaid programs in getting enrollees, who are twice as likely to smoke as the general population, to stop using tobacco.
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The economic benefits of community college certificates in the job market
2015 study published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis that looks at the economic and other benefits of community college certificates.
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Highlights from 2016 speaker series: Election 2016, health care, Supreme Court and more
2016 highlights from the spring semester speaker series at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
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How judges understand, try to address racial disparities in the criminal court process
2016 study in Criminology that seeks to understand how judges’ decision-making processes may cause or support racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
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