Covering criminal courts amid COVID-19: 6 tips for journalists
Criminal justice experts offer journalists six tips for covering changes U.S. courts are making to keep the public safe while criminal cases move forward during the coronavirus crisis.
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Want fewer cars on the roads? Don’t offer parking, research suggests
New research draws a direct line between dedicated parking spots and the number of cars owned among affordable housing residents in San Francisco.
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Covering the impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ community: 4 tips and 5 questions to get you started
As newsrooms cover COVID-19 and its impacts on groups disproportionately affected by the disease, journalists often overlook or give less attention to the LGBTQ population.
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The impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQ communities: A research roundup
“Economic effects of COVID-19 have been enormous on LGBTQ people, so it’s not just a viral reality,” says Dr. Perry Halkitis, dean of Rutgers’ School of Public Health, whose research focuses on LGBTQ populations. “It’s a social reality. It’s an economic reality. It’s a psychological reality.”
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COVID-19 school closings and child abuse reports: Research exposes dangerous link
Research suggests school closings amid the coronavirus pandemic have reduced the reporting of child abuse to authorities.
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Disparity studies on municipal contracting: What they are and 9 questions journalists should ask about them
Disparity studies can expose discrimination in government contracting. But do they lead to lasting change?
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Covering multicultural education: 7 tips for journalists
Tip #1: Make clear that race is only one of a range of topics within multicultural education.
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Super Bowl research to tackle before kickoff
Looking to cover the big game even though you don’t work on the sports desk? We’ve gathered and summarized Super Bowl-related research.
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Youth incarceration fell when California required counties to pay more for juvenile detention: New research
California counties hardly had any financial ties to state juvenile facilities before a 1996 law.
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A $15 minimum wage: What the research says
Academic studies that explore minimum wage changes tend to look at how those changes affect employment levels. There are hundreds of studies on this.
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