Researchers urge newsrooms to present scientific errors and academic journal retractions as part of science’s self-correction process.
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Want to get a researcher-reporter partnership off the ground? Check out these tips based on years of collaboration between reporter Rachel Dissell and sociologist Rachel Lovell.
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Journals can take months to years to retract unreliable research. Journalists often fail to tell the public when scientific discoveries later are determined invalid or fraudulent, a new paper reveals. PLUS: 4 tips for tracking flawed research.
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An informal, collaborative partnership between reporter Rachel Dissell and sociologist Rachel Lovell reveals not just how, but why so many rape kits went untested in Cleveland.
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The story of how systemic racism took root in policy and addiction treatment dates back to the 1800s. Disparities persist today in the prescription of methadone and buprenorphine. Here’s what history and research reveal.
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Research shows how tax policy at all levels of government affects taxpayers — and their ability to build wealth — differently by race and ethnicity.
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Is peer-reviewed research really superior? Why should journalists note in their stories whether studies have been peer reviewed? We explain.
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Hospital consolidations tend to raise prices without necessarily improving quality of care, according to a wide body of research.
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The number of independent hospitals has declined in recent years as a result of mergers, while the number of hospitals that are part of larger systems has risen. It’s important for local reporters to look into what that means for their communities.
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Analysis based on data spanning millennia reveals link between when governments were established and income inequality.
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