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Education, Media

How newspaper reporters help my community

by Theodore Merrefield | May 11, 2023

A first grade student interviews a local reporter to find out how news stories get made and why community journalism is vital to civic engagement.

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Health

Eating disorders doubled at 38 US pediatric hospitals the first year of COVID-19, study finds

by Denise-Marie Ordway | May 9, 2023

A biostatistician at Boston Children’s Hospital explains the findings and offers advice on reporting on eating disorders among children and teenagers.

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Education, Health

Research shows spike in youth suicide attempts, depression after the COVID-19 pandemic began

by Denise-Marie Ordway | May 5, 2023

Two new meta-analyses synthesize the findings of dozens of studies on attempted suicide, self-harm, depression and anxiety among kids after COVID-19 began to spread.

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Economics, Race & Gender

Research: Traffic camera footage shows racial avoidance on New York City streets

by Clark Merrefield | May 4, 2023

Experiments in two well-known New York City neighborhoods use video to explore whether pedestrians physically avoid young Black men more than young white men.

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Economics, Politics & Government

Preventing housing displacement: What works and where more research is needed

by Clark Merrefield | May 2, 2023

A recent literature review examines short- and long-term policies that cities and states have used to try to prevent people from losing their homes for various financial reasons.

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Criminal Justice, Health, Race & Gender

Research raises new questions about missing and murdered Indigenous women

by Denise-Marie Ordway | April 26, 2023

The bodies of Native American women, when found, are most likely to be categorized as unidentified in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, a study finds.

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Economics

When the world comes to your community: 7 tips for reporting on the local impacts of international trade

by Clark Merrefield | April 26, 2023

Want to turn a global trade story local but don’t know where to start? Looking for reliable data on supply chains? Keep reading for 7 tips from our webinar on international trade.

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HIV: The AIDS Memorial Quilt with more than 48,000 panel in front of Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
Health, Race & Gender

Disparities in HIV prevalence, prevention and treatment: An explainer and research roundup

by Naseem S. Miller | April 18, 2023

Despite progress in treatment and prevention, HIV remains a major public health concern. It’s important for journalists to keep covering this epidemic locally, nationally and internationally.

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Health, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Rules for prescribing controlled drugs via telemedicine: A research roundup and explainer

by Kristen Senz | April 17, 2023

For three years, telemedicine providers have prescribed controlled drugs without in-person exams.

Expert Commentary

Indoor air quality
Education, Environment, Health

How indoor air quality in schools affects student learning and health

by Denise-Marie Ordway | April 12, 2023

Some U.S. schools are using federal relief funds to improve indoor air quality amid the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re covering the issue, it’s important to know what the research says about how air quality can affect student health and achievement.

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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.

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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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