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Expert Commentary

Health, Politics & Government

Google searches for abortion pills spiked after the May leak of SCOTUS draft opinion on Roe v. Wade

by Naseem S. Miller | June 30, 2022

The surge in searches highlights the importance of providing women with information on where they can legally and safely obtain abortion medications, including telemedicine consultations with health care professionals, note the authors of a new study. 

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Politics & Government

The US Supreme Court is more conservative than 75% of Americans, study finds

by Denise-Marie Ordway | June 29, 2022

Since 2020, the Supreme Court has grown more conservative than the public. Its ideological position on key issues ‘is now near the typical Republican,’ researchers conclude.

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Media

Should news outlets show graphic images of mass shooting victims? Researchers and other experts weigh in.

by Clark Merrefield | June 28, 2022

Twelve experts address many of the questions newsrooms need to ask when considering whether to publish graphic images from mass shootings.

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Media

5 things journalists need to know about statistical significance

by Denise-Marie Ordway | June 23, 2022

Statistical significance is a highly technical, nuanced mathematical concept. Journalists who cover academic research should have a basic understanding of what it represents and the controversy surrounding it.

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Health, Race & Gender

National study highlights rural-urban and racial disparities in cancer survivorship

by Naseem S. Miller | June 15, 2022

Between 1975 and 2011, not only did survival rates for common cancers in rural areas trail behind urban areas in the US, but also the cancer survival rates for Black individuals in both rural and urban areas remained lower than for other races and ethnicities.

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Health, Race & Gender

Vaccinated at the ball: A true story about trusted messengers

by Josh Neufeld | June 13, 2022

Highlighting a recent article in the American Journal of Public Health, a comics journalist tells the story of an effort to increase COVID vaccination rates in Chicago’s House Ball community.

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Education, Health, Media

Confirmation bias in journalism: What it is and strategies to avoid it

by Carey Morewedge | June 6, 2022

A behavioral scientist explains why it’s important for journalists to recognize and reduce the influence of cognitive bias in their work.

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Criminal Justice, Politics & Government

Can universal background checks curb gun violence? Here’s what the research says.

by Clark Merrefield | June 3, 2022

Studies suggest background checks can be effective — when combined with permit-to-purchase programs.

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Environment, Media

Want to reach skeptics? Researchers suggest leaving the term ‘climate change’ out of some news coverage

by Denise-Marie Ordway | May 28, 2022

An experiment finds small changes in framing and word choice can elicit significant changes in how science skeptics engage with news coverage of climate change.

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Media

8 tips to help journalists cover antisemitism — and avoid inadvertently perpetuating antisemitic stereotypes

by Jordan Fenster | May 26, 2022

To help journalists cover stories related to antisemitism in America, we enlisted reporting tips from several people who research the topic.

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Editor’s Picks

4 takeaways on the economic consequences of the Iran war
Economics, Environment, Politics & Government

4 takeaways on the economic consequences of the Iran war

March 20, 2026

Economic uncertainty, windfalls for oil producers, how businesses communicate with the president and artificial intelligence — check out the insights from our webinar with EconoFact.

Childhood vaccines: What research shows about their safety and potential side effects
Health, Politics & Government

Childhood vaccines: What research shows about their safety and potential side effects

January 5, 2026

In this piece, we share reporting tips, explain how vaccine side effects are tracked in the U.S., and discuss research on the safety of childhood vaccines.

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287(g): The program that lets state and local police perform the functions of federal immigration officers
Criminal Justice, Politics & Government

287(g): The program that lets state and local police perform the functions of federal immigration officers

April 30, 2025

“In the span of about two months, the Trump administration radically expanded the 287(g) program beyond anything I have seen in the past 15 years of close study of this precise policy,” writes immigration scholar Austin Kocher.

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