Election Beat 2020: An exploration of the ‘convention bounce’
Every presidential nominating convention since 1996 has produced a bump in the polls — referred to as a “convention bounce” — of 2% or less, Tom Patterson writes.
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Coronavirus vaccines: We address 3 big questions about safety, distribution and adoption
As journalists work to keep communities informed about COVID-19 vaccines, they need to consider questions about safety, distribution and adoption. We address three specific questions, focusing on policies and processes in the U.S.
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Reporting on coronavirus vaccines: 5 tips to help journalists inject audiences with the facts
To help reporters make sense of what’s known and yet to be learned about COVID-19 vaccines, we asked for insights from the experts.
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The U.S. Postal Service: 5 studies to know about voting by mail, pricing for Amazon, the role of the mail in public health and more
The U.S. Postal Service may play an outsized role in elections this year. This research roundup can help inform news coverage of voting by mail.
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Municipal bonds: 5 studies on racism, climate change, aging populations and credit ratings
Covering municipal bonds may seem fun as chewing cardboard. But they can affect the social and cultural character of places people live. These five studies explore the intersection of munis, racism, climate change and more.
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Election Beat 2020: Focus on America’s two largest recent immigrant groups
“In 2020, Hispanics and Asian Americans — the nation’s two largest recent immigrant groups — deserve close attention,” writes Harvard professor Thomas E. Patterson
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How journalists cover Asian Americans: 4 studies on news portrayals and the ‘model minority’ myth
By studying research on how the news media portray Asian Americans, journalists can gain insights into how their work is perceived and its consequences.
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3 reasons health care journalists should interview nurses more than they do
“If you’re not interviewing a nurse you may be missing the best part of the story,” says Diana Mason, a nurse, a professor at the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement at the George Washington University School of Nursing, and the former editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Nursing.
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Election Beat 2020: Let them be heard — Covering the national party conventions
While journalists may find nothing new in what the nominees say during national party conventions, much of it will be new to many voters, writes Harvard professor Thomas E. Patterson.
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How early U.S. newspapers brokered slavery
Forced, unpaid labor formed the stilts that propped up numerous aspects of early American industry. Newspapers were no exception. New research shows how they brokered and propagated slavery.
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