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Education, Health, Politics & Government

School closings: How student behavior can limit their effectiveness during outbreaks

by Denise-Marie Ordway | April 21, 2020

Researchers warn that how students behave outside school can limit school closings’ effectiveness in preventing the spread of infectious disease. We look at the research.

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Economics, Politics & Government

Economic earthquake: Consumer spending in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

by Clark Merrefield | April 17, 2020

New research is giving shape to the rapid decline in consumer spending due to the new coronavirus, showing why GDP forecasts are dire.

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Media, Politics & Government

How COVID-19 is threatening press freedom: An interview with Joel Simon

by Ann Cooper | April 13, 2020

The executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists warns that a press crackdown during the coronavirus pandemic could lead to long-term curbs on the global information system.

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Economics, Education, Race & Gender

Covering minority communities: Lessons I learned from my HBCU investigation

by Denise-Marie Ordway | April 13, 2020

Journalist’s Resource’s managing editor, Denise-Marie Ordway, looks back at how she could have improved her coverage of college hazing and other problems at a Florida HBCU.

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Economics, Health, Politics & Government

Social distancing time frames: How our expectations affect compliance

by Clark Merrefield | April 7, 2020

In a new NBER working paper, economists surveyed Italian residents to explore what happens when expectations are shattered about how long social distancing measures, like self-isolation, would last.

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Economics, Health, Media

The problem with using ‘patient zero’ and ‘party zero’ in coronavirus news

by Denise-Marie Ordway | April 3, 2020

Infectious disease epidemiologist Helen Jenkins explains why it’s irresponsible and inaccurate to uses terms such as ‘patient zero’ and ‘party zero’ in coronavirus news coverage.

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Health, Media

Covering biomedical research preprints amid the coronavirus: 6 things to know

by Denise-Marie Ordway | April 2, 2020

Journalists need to know these six things to cover coronavirus-related preprints, research papers that haven’t been peer reviewed by experts.

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Economics, Health, Media, Politics & Government

5 things to know about the April jobs report

by Clark Merrefield | April 1, 2020

Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erica Groshen with 5 things to know about the unemployment numbers coming April 3.

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Economics, Media

Rural broadband in the time of coronavirus

by Clark Merrefield | March 30, 2020

Americans who can telework are avoiding the office due to the coronavirus pandemic. But not everyone can telework, because they lack stable broadband access. Many of those who lack broadband live in rural areas.

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Economics, Politics & Government

By the numbers: The federal coronavirus economic relief package

by Clark Merrefield | March 26, 2020

On March 27, President Donald Trump signed a stimulus bill unlike any before. Here are the numbers to know for businesses and individuals in the coronavirus economic relief package.

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The national debt: How and why the US government borrows money
Economics, Politics & Government

The national debt: How and why the US government borrows money

June 25, 2025

The US government is paying $1 trillion a year in interest on its debt. With interest costs outpacing national defense spending, this piece will help journalists understand the public debt and explain it to audiences.

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As Congress considers cuts to SNAP, we address 8 questions about this US federal nutrition program

May 30, 2025

Here’s important background info and research to bolster news coverage of potential reductions in federal spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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ICE and hospitals: What does the removal of the ‘protected areas’ policy mean for hospitals?

May 21, 2025

Medical and legal experts have issued detailed guidelines on responding to the removal of a policy that protected health care facilities from immigration enforcement activities. The information helps journalists to report on their local hospitals and empower patients to know their rights.

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