Covering whistleblowers: 6 tips for journalists
We asked veteran journalists, researchers and others for advice on helping newsrooms fine-tune their strategies for covering whistleblowers. Here are six tips we created, based on their insights.
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Research reveals link between high pollen counts and low crime rates
New research reveals something unexpected about allergies: U.S. cities experiencing unusually high pollen counts also experience lower rates of reported violent crime.
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American diets have gotten a little healthier, but still fall short of guidelines
American diets have gotten a little healthier, but still fall short of federal government recommendations for healthy eating.
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Charter schools’ academic, financial performance linked to governing board
Researchers investigate the composition of Massachusetts charter schools’ governing boards and how it affects school finances and student achievement.
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3 themes from national news coverage of 3 sexual assaults: Q and A with Anna Gjika
Research provides new insight into how national media outlets covered three high-profile sexual assault cases from the early 2010s.
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9 tips for getting people to share or republish your content: Insights from Joel Abrams
Joel Abrams, an expert in online content strategy who manages media outreach for The Conversation US, offers nine quick tips for getting people to share or republish your articles, videos and other content online.
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Want to reduce income inequality through access to startup capital? Results may vary
Looking at data crossing five decades, the authors of a new paper find income inequality increases as financial markets develop.
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These 2 factors drive meat consumption worldwide
To curb climate change, meat-eaters should step away from the T-bone. Research on drivers of meat consumption adds insight as to how to make that happen.
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Carbon taxes + cap and trade = Tackling climate change like an economist
Carbon taxes and cap-and-trade are the strategies for tackling climate change that have won the hearts of many economists. But the details of how the price of carbon is set are hardly settled.
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Gender conversion efforts linked to 2x odds of attempted suicide
Efforts to change transgender individuals’ gender identity are linked to severe psychological distress and suicide attempts, according to a new study in JAMA Psychiatry.
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