News stories about the flu shot spawn debates about vaccines in general
“These online spaces tend to attract the extremely polarized,” researcher Richard Violette said. “Those are the individuals that are the most vocal.”
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What chasing clicks means for news: A tale of two dailies
A case study comparing two community newspapers finds that the paper more focused on audience metrics published fewer stories about civic issues.
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U.S. county health rankings focus on the burden of housing costs
Over one in ten households in the U.S. spends more than half their income on housing costs – a financial burden that takes a toll on health, too.
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Adults with kids might be less happy because raising them is expensive
For years, research has found that adults with children are less happy. A new study from scholars at Dartmouth College and the Paris School of Economics suggests the cost of raising them is to blame.
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What you need to know about organoids
“You imagine a mini brain in a dish — that’s not what these things are,” explains Harvard stem cell researcher Paola Arlotta.
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How they did it: Reporters enlist teachers to investigate ‘toxic schools’
The Philadelphia Inquirer found over 9,000 environmental problems in the city’s public schools through an investigation that used community-based testing.
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How they did it: Reporters uncovered Trump hush payments to two women
A Wall Street Journal reporter discusses the newspaper’s investigation into secret payoffs Donald Trump and his associates arranged to suppress sexual allegations from two women during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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How he did it: A reporter investigates an Alabama sheriff who pocketed over $2 million in jail food funds
Alabama Media Group reporter Connor Sheets single-handedly revealed how a local sheriff had pocketed more than $2 million in municipal, state and federal funds meant to feed inmates in the county jail.
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How they did it: Reporters find dire problems with Texas’ Medicaid system
Journalists reveal failures of Texas’ managed care system through public records requests, statewide door-knocking efforts and data analysis.
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How they did it: Public records helped reporters investigate police abuse of power
Christian Sheckler of the South Bend Tribune and Ken Armstrong of ProPublica explain how they used public records to spotlight problems within the Elkhart, Indiana criminal justice system.
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