The journalistic method: Five principles for blending analysis and narrative
Columbia Journalism School’s Nicholas Lemann explains a series of rules that can help journalists successfully integrate research and reporting.
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Offshore bank accounts, tax havens: Research roundup
The April 2016 release of a vast trove of files on the offshore financial dealings of politicians, businesses and public figures has raised questions over the widespread use of offshore banking to
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Getting started with data visualization: A quick primer to jump-start the process
2016 tip sheet on using visualization software and applications to create charts, maps and other visual or interactive storytelling elements.
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Vox editor Sarah Kliff on how media influences public opinion of ‘Obamacare’
A 2016 recorded talk by Sarah Kliff, deputy managing editor for visuals at Vox, about media coverage of the Affordable Care Act and what’s next for health care policy.
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement between the U.S. and 12 Pacific Rim nations
2016 report from the Congressional Research Service that outlines the key components of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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U.S. income inequality highest since the Great Depression
2016 study published in the American Journal of Sociology that examines the connection between social class and the rise of personal income inequality since the 1980s.
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Time of day and student productivity in middle school and high school
2016 study in The Review of Economics and Statistics that examines whether adolescents have higher grades, test scores if their math and English classes are scheduled at the start of the school day.
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Do election lawn signs generate votes? New research
2016 study led by a political scientist at Columbia University that looks at whether lawn signs used in elections as a campaign tactic generate votes.
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The Post-Scalia Supreme Court: Award-winning Linda Greenhouse of the NYT weighs in
2016 discussion in which Linda Greenhouse, who reported on the U.S. Supreme Court for three decades, weighs in on the polarization of the nation’s highest court and other issues.
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Fungus makes tree frogs sing louder, could be linked to global extinctions
A study published in Nature looks at whether a fungus that makes tree frogs sing louder may be changing mating behavior to spread a deadly disease.
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