Skip to content
  • Harvard Kennedy School
  • Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy
  • About Us
  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Donate
The Journalist's Resource logo
  • About Us
  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Donate
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Media
  • Politics & Government
  • Race & Gender
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Media
  • Politics & Government
  • Race & Gender

Expert Commentary

Education, Health

Brain injury risks for high school football players

by John Wihbey | May 9, 2011

2010 study in Journal of Neurotrauma on effects of head impacts for a high school football team during one season.

Expert Commentary

Education and schools research websites

by John Wihbey | May 9, 2011

Digital library of education literature provided by the U.S. Department of Education

Expert Commentary

Health and medical research websites

by John Wihbey | May 9, 2011

Open access database of scientific research, including on biology, disease, genetics and much more.

Expert Commentary

Economics

Explaining the international spread of casino gambling

by Christopher Olver | May 9, 2011

2010 study by the University of Southern Mississippi on socioeconomic factors influencing legalization of casinos globally.

Expert Commentary

Health

Medical device recalls and the FDA approval process

by Christopher Olver | May 6, 2011

2011 study for the American Medical Association scrutinizing Food and Drug Administration’s fast-track approval and product recalls.

Expert Commentary

Environment

Methane and the greenhouse-gas footprint of natural gas from shale formations

by Rozanne Larsen | May 5, 2011

2011 study by Cornell University on uncounted greenhouse gas impacts of unconventional extraction and hydraulic fracturing.

Expert Commentary

Health, Race & Gender

Fathers’ depression and negative parenting behaviors

by Christopher Olver | May 5, 2011

2011 study from the University of Michigan published in the journal Pediatrics on the link between paternal depression and care for children.

Expert Commentary

Criminal Justice, Economics, Politics & Government

Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan and anti-terrorism operations

by John Wihbey | May 3, 2011

2011 report by the Congressional Research Service on expenditures for conflicts and terrorism-related operations since 2001.

Expert Commentary

Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Barriers to sustaining gender diversity in politics

by Rozanne Larsen | May 3, 2011

2010 study in American Journal of Political Science on barriers to further growth as female legislative ranks increase.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Environment, Health, Politics & Government

Traffic congestion and infant health: Evidence from E-ZPass

by John Wihbey | May 2, 2011

2011 study in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics on reduced auto pollution through electronic tolls and effects on fetal health outcomes.

Post pagination
← Previous 1 … 262 263 264 … 283 Next →
  • Know Your ResearchTip sheets and explainers to help journalists understand academic research methods, find and recognize high-quality research, investigate scientific misconduct and research errors, and avoid missteps when reporting on new studies and public opinion polls

Email Newsletter

  • Subscribe. It’s free!Sign up for our free newsletter! You’ll receive a weekly update of important new resources to inform your news coverage and consumption.

Editors’ Picks

The national debt: How and why the US government borrows money
Economics, Politics & Government

The national debt: How and why the US government borrows money

June 25, 2025

The US government is paying $1 trillion a year in interest on its debt. With interest costs outpacing national defense spending, this piece will help journalists understand the public debt and explain it to audiences.

As Congress considers cuts to SNAP, we address 8 questions about this US federal nutrition program
Economics, Health, Politics & Government

As Congress considers cuts to SNAP, we address 8 questions about this US federal nutrition program

May 30, 2025

Here’s important background info and research to bolster news coverage of potential reductions in federal spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

ICE and hospitals: What does the removal of the 'protected areas' policy mean for hospitals?
Health, Politics & Government

ICE and hospitals: What does the removal of the ‘protected areas’ policy mean for hospitals?

May 21, 2025

Medical and legal experts have issued detailed guidelines on responding to the removal of a policy that protected health care facilities from immigration enforcement activities. The information helps journalists to report on their local hospitals and empower patients to know their rights.

Sign up to receive a weekly e-mail newsletter from The Journalist's Resource.

Thank you for subscribing.

Harvard Kennedy School is committed to protecting your personal information. By completing this form, you agree to receive communications from The Journalist's Resource and to allow HKS to store your data. HKS will never sell your email address or other information to a third party. All communications will include the opportunity to unsubscribe.

Shorenstein Center Logo

A project of Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center, The Journalist’s Resource curates, summarizes and contextualizes high-quality research on newsy public policy topics. We are supported by generous grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation, Lumina Foundation, and individual contributors.

  • Home
  • About
  • How to make a donation to The Journalist’s Resource
  • RSS
  • Know Your Research
  • EU/EEA Privacy Disclosures

Find us:

  • JR on Facebook
  • X
Creative Commons BY ND

Unless otherwise noted, this site and its contents – with the exception of photographs – are licensed under a Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. That means you are free to republish our content both online and in print, and we encourage you to do so via the “republish this article” button. We only ask that you follow a few basic guidelines.