John Huey, former Time Inc. editor-in-chief: Research chat
May 2013 interview with Huey, former editor-in-chief of Time Inc. He gives advice to journalists and talks about the future of the news and his research on technology and media.
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Justice Department vs. AP: Perspectives on a First Amendment fight
2013 aggregation of documents on the emerging controversy over the Justice Department’s decision to review phone records of Associated Press reporters.
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How should inmates be released from prison? Parole versus fixed-sentence regimes
2013 study from Columbia University demonstrating the importance of parole boards and their effectiveness in reducing recidivism.
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What is a tree worth? Green-city strategies and housing prices
2008 University of Pennsylvania study published in Real Estate Economics on the relationship between curbside tree plantings and property-value changes.
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Workplace violence in America: Frequency and effects
2013 research review on U.S. workplace violence. Data sources include the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
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The unemployed and job openings: A data primer
2013 report by the Congressional Research Service on U.S. employment between 2001 and 2012 based on the Current Population Survey and other sources.
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The dynamics of immigration opinion in the United States, 1992-2012
2013 study from the University of Montana published in Public Opinion Quarterly showing trends in public sentiment over time with regard to immigration.
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Job polarization and workers’ response to the decline in middle-skill jobs
2013 study from the Federal Reserve Bank on how job polarization is both the result of a decline in U.S. manufacturing and a structural issue across sectors.
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Understanding data journalism: Overview of resources, tools and topics
2012 article surveying the sites, tools and concepts that are part of the evolving field of data journalism. Topics covered include open datasets as well as data cleanup and visualization.
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Reading list on income inequality: A Storify presentation of data and findings
Updated April 2013: A review of relevant studies and papers on U.S. income inequality, as presented through the Storify publishing platform.
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