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Media, Politics & Government

The Post-Scalia Supreme Court: Award-winning Linda Greenhouse of the NYT weighs in

by Nilagia McCoy | March 24, 2016

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.

Expert Commentary

Environment

Fungus makes tree frogs sing louder, could be linked to global extinctions

by The Journalist's Resource | March 24, 2016

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.

Expert Commentary

Juliette Kayyem (Kent Dayton)
Politics & Government

Reporting on crisis, disaster, homeland security: Tips from Juliette Kayyem

by Denise-Marie Ordway | March 23, 2016

2015 conversation with Juliette Kayyem, a Harvard University lecturer and national leader in homeland security. She offers advice on how journalists can better cover disasters and hold accountable the government agencies that respond to and manage emergency events.

Expert Commentary

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Criminal Justice

The characteristics of juvenile offenders who stop committing crimes

by The Journalist's Resource | March 17, 2016

2016 study published in Criminology that looks at the characteristics of juvenile offenders who stopped committing crimes.

Expert Commentary

GOP debate, 2012 (Fox News)
Politics & Government

Political reporting syllabus (updated 2016): Covering elections, governance and the democratic process

by The Journalist's Resource | March 17, 2016

Semester-long course on political reporting, including covering governance in the United States, the democratic process, and how to cover elections.

Expert Commentary

(myinfo.alabamavotes.gov)
Health, Politics & Government

Are people with cancer, chronic illness more likely to vote?

by Scholars Strategy Network | March 17, 2016

2015 research brief from the Scholars Strategy Network and a University of Minnesota researcher looks at whether Americans with chronic illnesses such as cancer and heart disease are more or less likely to vote in elections.

Expert Commentary

Covering the financial markets intelligently

by Chris Roush | March 17, 2016

Overview of how to write stories about the markets, including stocks, bonds and more

Expert Commentary

Economics, Education, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

White, Hispanic college students at predominantly black institutions, HBCUs

by Denise-Marie Ordway | March 16, 2016

2016 roundup of research that explores the growth in the number of white, Hispanic and Asian students attending the nation’s more than 100 HBCUs, or historically black colleges and universities.

Expert Commentary

(cdc.gov)
Health

Zika virus and birth defects in Brazil: New research

by The Journalist's Resource | March 14, 2016

2016 study published in The New England Journal of Medicine that investigates the link between Zika infection and fetal abnormalities, including microcephaly, in Brazil.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Health

Young adults using emergency rooms to treat toothaches

by Denise-Marie Ordway | March 11, 2016

2015 study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association that examines how often young adults visited U.S. emergency rooms for the treatment of toothaches between 2001 and 2010.

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4 takeaways on the economic consequences of the Iran war
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4 takeaways on the economic consequences of the Iran war

March 20, 2026

Economic uncertainty, windfalls for oil producers, how businesses communicate with the president and artificial intelligence — check out the insights from our webinar with EconoFact.

Childhood vaccines: What research shows about their safety and potential side effects
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Childhood vaccines: What research shows about their safety and potential side effects

January 5, 2026

In this piece, we share reporting tips, explain how vaccine side effects are tracked in the U.S., and discuss research on the safety of childhood vaccines.

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287(g): The program that lets state and local police perform the functions of federal immigration officers
Criminal Justice, Politics & Government

287(g): The program that lets state and local police perform the functions of federal immigration officers

April 30, 2025

“In the span of about two months, the Trump administration radically expanded the 287(g) program beyond anything I have seen in the past 15 years of close study of this precise policy,” writes immigration scholar Austin Kocher.

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