White papers, working papers, preprints, journal articles: What’s the difference?
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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‘Using Academic Research to Keep Politicians Honest’: A video training for journalists across beats
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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Research: People trust inflation forecasts from the Fed more than traditional news stories about those forecasts
Two new studies offer business journalists food for thought on the importance of trusted messengers in reporting on monetary policy.
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Dementia on the rise worldwide: An explainer and research roundup
Absent effective treatments, the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is expected to increase in the coming decades, while racial and ethnic disparities will continue to persist, studies show.
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1 in 4 journalists surveyed rarely or never seek out peer-reviewed research to learn about beat topics
The results of our 2021 user survey offer insights into how journalists use academic research, why they don’t do it more often and more.
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How different are preprints from their published versions? 2 studies have some answers
Both studies find that most COVID-19 research papers don’t drastically change between the time they are posted on a preprint server and when they’re published in an academic journal.
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Real earnings in America: Parsing strong wage growth amid high inflation
News outlets often report on inflation, but they don’t always cover the interaction between inflation and earnings. Keep reading to learn about real and nominal wages, different gauges of inflation and the importance of narrative.
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Being receptive to opposing views — why it matters (plus 3 tips to help journalists build rapport with distrustful sources)
A new paper offers insights into how to be more receptive to different opinions and the role it plays in building relationships and solving problems.
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Native Americans have higher death rates, lower life expectancy than white, Black and Hispanic populations, CDC study shows
The study also reports that 34% of non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native deaths are misclassified on death certificates.
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‘Deaths of despair’: Research on opioid crisis origins and the link between minimum wages and suicide reduction
Recent research details the rise of OxyContin in the U.S. and how three pieces of paper spared some parts of the country from the worst of the opioid crisis.
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