Election Beat 2020: Preventing an election night nightmare
Focusing on the electoral vote on election night will highlight yet-to-be-counted ballots and slow the urge to call the election too soon.
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Voter intimidation at the polls and workplace political coercion: 4 articles to know
With rising potential for intimidation at the polls during the 2020 general election, Journalist’s Resource is turning to what the research says. We’ve summarized four scholarly articles that can help journalists covering voter intimidation offer nuance in their reporting.
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Election Beat 2020: Polls, polls and more polls — navigating the numbers
As Election Day has drawn closer, opinion polls have taken up ever more of the news hole. Which of the dozens of polls that cross journalists’ desks are reliable, and which should be ignored?
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Telemedicine for drug addiction treatment: A research roundup and 5 reporting tips
Several studies published in recent years have examined the scope of telemedicine use within the addiction treatment field as well as outcomes related to specific telemedicine interventions and patient groups.
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10 tips + 4 story ideas for journalists covering the 2020 presidential election
Here’s what a variety of experts say journalists should know or do to prepare themselves and their audiences for Election Day 2020.
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When can your state start processing advance ballots? Check out this interactive timeline
Learn when your state can start processing advance ballots for the November 2020 general election.
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Election Beat 2020: Will white working-class voters be decisive this time?
How should journalists think about white working-class voters in the closing weeks of the 2020 campaign? Like 2016, their concentration in a few key battleground states makes them a group deserving of special attention.
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The Electoral College: How America picks its president
The U.S. has a winner-take-all electors patchwork of presidential voting systems, culminating with the Electoral College. Here’s how the process works.
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Election Beat 2020: The mysterious voter registration deadline
The news media would perform a public service by making Americans aware of voter registration deadlines and what they need to do to participate in elections, writes media scholar Thomas E. Patterson.
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Drug prices: Why prescription medicines remain unaffordable for many Americans
This explainer, in addition to providing an initial overview, addresses five aspects of the debate about the high costs of prescription medicines.
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