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Expert Commentary

Hispanic-serving institution HSI colleges research
Economics, Education, Race & Gender

Hispanic-serving institutions: A primer with story ideas and guiding questions for journalists

by Denise-Marie Ordway | April 16, 2025

A research-based explainer to help journalists cover Hispanic-serving institutions — the most common type of minority-serving institution — as U.S. colleges and universities face heightened scrutiny under President Trump.

Expert Commentary

federal worker
Politics & Government

Unlocked: How the federal government historically has hired and fired workers

by Clark Merrefield | April 10, 2025

We break down the types of employees who work for the U.S. government along with laws and regulations that define how federal workers have, until recently, typically been hired and fired.

Expert Commentary

medicare advantage
Health, Media, Politics & Government

How they did it: Wall Street Journal reporters identify $50 billion in Medicare payments made to insurers for diagnoses doctors never treated

by Clark Merrefield | April 1, 2025

Reporters reveal how they accessed a huge tranche of Medicare data and offer tips on notetaking for data analysis, using AI for coding and exercising persistence when seeking sources.

Expert Commentary

police chases
Criminal Justice, Media, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

How they did it: San Francisco Chronicle reporters uncover national spate of deadly police chases

by Clark Merrefield | March 28, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle investigative reporters Jennifer Gollan and Susie Neilson share tips for building a national database from scratch, interviewing trauma survivors, negotiating with public records officials and more.

Expert Commentary

Criminal Justice, Health, Media

How she did it: Marshall Project reporter reveals hospitals drug tested pregnant patients then reported false positives to authorities

by Denise-Marie Ordway | March 26, 2025

Reporter Shoshana Walter shares tips on using confidential child welfare records and interviewing traumatized parents.

Expert Commentary

Health, Media, Politics & Government

How he did it: New York Times reporter exposes devastating impact of chronic low-level head trauma in the military

by Naseem S. Miller | March 24, 2025

Dave Philipps of The New York Times shares how he reported his stories despite extremely limited access to military officials and personnel. We have summarized his advice in nine tips.

Expert Commentary

California police officers clean-record agreements
Criminal Justice, Health, Media, Politics & Government

How they did it: Reporters in UC Berkeley journalism program expose system California police used to hide officer misconduct

by Denise-Marie Ordway | March 19, 2025

The series, a collaboration with the San Francisco Chronicle, shows how hundreds of officers used clean-record agreements to conceal their past.

Expert Commentary

Health, Media, Politics & Government

How they did it: Minneapolis KARE 11 team uncovers Medicaid fraud in peer recovery services

by Naseem S. Miller | March 18, 2025

KARE 11 journalists explain how they found alarming fraudulent Medicaid billing practices at several addiction recovery centers and share reporting tips.

Expert Commentary

minority-serving institutions MSIs higher education
Education, Politics & Government

Minority-serving institutions: 8 key facts about colleges that serve many underrepresented students

by Denise-Marie Ordway | March 12, 2025

Executive orders President Trump has signed in recent weeks carry significant implications for minority-serving institutions, which rely heavily on federal funding.

Expert Commentary

immigration
Media, Politics & Government

Covering immigration in 2025: 3 reporting tips and a list of data resources

by Carmen Nobel | March 11, 2025

We share expert insights from attorney Linda Dakin-Grimm, researcher Austin Kocher and investigative reporter Caitlin Dickerson — along with some of their favorite data sources.

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For journalists who cover immigration, better ICE detention data now available
Criminal Justice, Politics & Government

For journalists who cover immigration, better ICE detention data now available

May 15, 2025

Researchers created a new method to calculate how many people are detained at ICE facilities – and uncovered some hidden population spikes that don’t appear in ICE’s own reports.

Medicaid: A guide to understanding and covering potential cuts to the program
Health, Politics & Government

Medicaid: A guide to understanding and covering potential cuts to the program

April 30, 2025

To help finance trillions of dollars in tax cuts, Congressional Republicans are looking to cut hundreds of billions of dollars in spending, including Medicaid. We provide background, resources and research on the policies under consideration.

Childhood vaccines: What research shows about their safety and potential side effects
Health, Politics & Government

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

February 26, 2025

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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