Reporters Meribah Knight and Ken Armstrong explain how they pulled back the veil on the juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, where children were jailed in a staggering 48% of cases, nearly tenfold the state average. Plus, 7 tips for journalists.
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Reporters Chance Swaim and Michael Stavola talk about how they did the investigative stories, what challenges they faced, how they used academic research to vet the false claims of a powerful public figure and what advice they have for journalists.
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In an interview, ProPublica reporter Lylla Younes talks about how she and her colleagues created a map of toxic air pollution hot spots using EPA data, how the team found human stories and advice she has for journalists.
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The Beige Book offers a high-level glimpse of current economic sentiment across the country. We reveal story ideas from the March release, including zombie home rehabs in New York, an RV boom in New England and planting decision dilemmas in America’s breadbasket.
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Two experiments reveal that Democrats tend to see female and minority judges as less biased than white male judges. Republicans often hold the opposite view.
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Study finds renters in states that raised their minimum wage during the first decade of the 2000s experienced fewer defaults than renters in states that did not raise their wage floor.
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Learn what sanctions are, how they work and what sanction levers the U.S. and its allies have left to pull following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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In this updated piece, we explain the most common types of research papers journalists will encounter, noting their strengths and weaknesses.
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This recording of our 50-minute training session shows journalists how research can be a powerful tool for holding governments and politicians accountable and fighting disinformation.
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Two new studies offer business journalists food for thought on the importance of trusted messengers in reporting on monetary policy.
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