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Education, Race & Gender

Selective colleges often pick white students over similarly qualified Asian Americans, analysis suggests

by Denise-Marie Ordway | August 13, 2023

Researchers find differences in admission rates were driven partly by policies prioritizing legacy applicants, extracurricular activities and geographic diversity.

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PFAS
Environment, Health

7 tips for covering stories about PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water (and a list of reporting resources)

by Rachel Layne | August 9, 2023

The “forever chemicals” issue touches many journalistic beats. To help inform news coverage of the topic, we enlisted advice from several researchers and journalists who study and cover PFAS.

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PFAS in drinking water
Environment, Health

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water: An explainer and research roundup

by Rachel Layne | August 9, 2023

We summarize studies on where PFAS are found, health impacts, the efficacy of consumer water filters, new methods of destroying PFAS, and racial disparities in PFAS exposure.

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PubPeer research tips journalists
Media

5 tips for using PubPeer to investigate scientific research errors and misconduct

by Denise-Marie Ordway | August 1, 2023

PubPeer, a website where scholars critique one another’s work, is an excellent investigative reporting tool. These five tips will help you make the best use of it.

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Environment, Health

Wildfires have long-term health effects, both direct and indirect, several studies show

by Naseem S. Miller | July 26, 2023

A recent systematic review of studies on long-term impacts of wildfires finds they are associated with mental health disorders, COVID-19 complications, death from heart disease, shorter height in children and poorer overall health.

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Beige Book
Economics, Media

Story ideas from the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book: July 2023

by Clark Merrefield | July 26, 2023

From a booming bicycle industry in Little Rock, Arkansas to a central Minnesota restaurant that bought an apartment building for its employees to live in, our semi-regular rundown of the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book is full of fresh story ideas.

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Fox News viewership
Criminal Justice, Media, Race & Gender

In counties where Fox News has a lower channel number, elected judges impose harsher criminal sentences

by Clark Merrefield | July 19, 2023

Research explores the relationship between Fox News viewership and criminal sentencing, with defendants in drug-related cases especially likely to face longer prison terms in places where the network is popular.

Expert Commentary

illustration of hands beneath three figures, symbolizing care.
Media

6 tips from IRE panel on making safety part of newsroom culture

by Naseem S. Miller | July 12, 2023

During a panel at the IRE conference in Orlando, Manny Garcia, executive editor for the Austin American-Statesman, and Cristi Hegranes, chief executive officer and publisher of Global Press, shared how they make safety a priority in their newsrooms.

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free academic journal article access for journalists
Economics, Education, Health, Media

Academic journals that give journalists free access

by Denise-Marie Ordway | July 12, 2023

Some journalists might not realize that many academic journals let them bypass their paywalls. We show you which ones and how to set up free accounts.

Expert Commentary

pedestrian safety
Health, Politics & Government

Crosswalks and pedestrian safety: What you need to know from recent research

by Clark Merrefield | July 10, 2023

Pedestrian deaths, on the rise in the U.S., are a perpetual policy issue local news outlets cover. Here’s what the research says about what makes traffic intersections unsafe and crosswalk designs that can improve pedestrian safety.

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Editors’ Picks

4 takeaways on the economic consequences of the Iran war
Economics, Environment, Politics & Government

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
Health, Politics & Government

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.

Expert Commentary

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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