Global food crises, food insecurity and measuring hunger
2013 study in The World Bank Economic Review on key lessons learned from the 2008 food crisis and the widely divergent regional outcomes and effects.
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Teacher performance, compensation and measurement
2012 review of studies on questions of measuring teacher performance, structuring personnel and compensation plans accordingly, and instructor retention.
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Laws and policies that attempt to reduce firearm violence: Research review
2013 review of relevant research on guns in the United States, including a 2012 study in Crime and Delinquency on the effectiveness of U.S. gun violence reduction policies.
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Pew Research: Twitter reaction to events often at odds with overall public opinion
2013 report from the Pew Research Center demonstrating how discussions on Twitter often do not reflect more general national sentiment.
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The (non)violent world of YouTube: Content trends in Web video
2012 study in Journal of Communication showing how violence is less prevalent on YouTube than it is on network television.
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University-based service learning: Relating mentor experiences to issues of poverty
2012 study from Vanderbilt University on the effects of a service-learning mentoring program and college students’ learning about social inequality.
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Six powerful examples of journalism’s importance: Recent civic impacts of the press
Six powerful investigative stories from 2013, finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, that make for a strong reading list for classrooms and those interested in journalism.
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Questioning the network: The year in digital media research, 2012-13
2012-13 review of 10 new interesting studies in the realm of digital media, social media and communications. A cross-post with Nieman Journalism Lab.
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What’s new in digital scholarship? February 2013
Review of recent studies in digital-oriented academic disciplines, including journalism, social media and communications. A cross-post with Nieman Journalism Lab.
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Property values, parks and crime: An analysis of Baltimore
2008 study in Landscaping and Urban Planning on the effect of crime levels and park proximity on property values in Baltimore, Maryland.
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