Ten hints for covering government
Best practices for reporting on the official and unofficial players in federal, state, and local government, as well as the communities that they affect
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Financial literacy initiatives: What works? How could it be more effective?
2010 study by the Brookings Institution on helping members of the public make better financial decisions about their lives.
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Expanding U.S. broadband, Internet infrastructure
2010 report from the Pew Center on the States on the challenges the country faces in providing high-speed Internet access to all Americans.
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Networks of opportunity: Gender, race and job leads
2009 study in Social Problems journal on how access to employment information differs by ethnicity and sex.
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Food packaging, diet and BPA chemical exposure
2011 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives on chemicals in food packaging and their possible role in endocrine disruption.
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Lessons from no-fly zones in Iraq and Bosnia
2004 paper in the Journal of Strategic Studies on the dynamics of aerial campaigns over Iraq and Bosnia.
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Transgene flow in cotton seed production fields
2010 study by the University of Arizona on the reasons for gene flow between fields planted with genetically modified cotton and those with traditional varieties.
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Pew Research Center report: The Internet and campaign 2010
Pew Research Center report surveying online participation during election season.
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Beyond borders: Is media freedom contagious?
2010 study published in Kyklos: International Review of Social Sciences on the geographic spillover of increased media freedom.
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Smoking cessation and postoperative complications
2011 metastudy published in The American Journal of Medicine on the effects of quitting smoking on post-operative complications.
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