How detention centers affect the health of immigrant children: A research roundup
Researchers have documented and quantified the physical and mental health toll that immigrant children experience during and after detention.
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Higher minimum wages help explain decline in teen employment
Research in the journal Labour Economics pits three factors against each other to help explain why teen employment has been declining for decades.
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Perception versus reality: What Americans think about economic mobility
The wealth gap between the wealthiest and the poorest makes the American Dream just a dream for many. But perception can affect policy, and research shows many Americans still want to believe in economic mobility.
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Obstacles prevent access to mental health care, even among insured
Patients seeking mental health care deal with hurdles such as incorrect phone numbers, month-long delays in scheduling appointments and psychiatrists who refuse to accept insurance.
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7 tips for covering the 2020 US census
Two experts — a university researcher and a former Census Bureau director — point out weaknesses in news coverage of the U.S. census and how journalists can do a better job covering the once-every-10-years population count.
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Too busy to read the Mueller report? Tom Patterson has abridged it for you
Knowing most people haven’t made time to read all 448 pages of the Mueller report, Harvard’s Tom Patterson has created an abridged version.
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2020 census: How undercounts and overcounts can hurt US communities
As the U.S. prepares for its 2020 census, we summarize research that looks at who’s most likely to be missed by the decennial population count and how an incorrect tally can hurt communities.
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How business interests shaped US public records law: Q&A with Jeannine Relly
University of Arizona associate professor Jeannine Relly talks with Journalist’s Resource about how business lobbies have shaped public records law in the U.S. since the 1960s.
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Deepfake technology is changing fast — use these 5 resources to keep up
Deepfake videos are becoming easier to make every day. These five resources can help journalists keep up with this fast-changing technology.
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4 key tips for reporting on and writing about people with disabilities
Tip #1: Let people with disabilities speak for themselves.
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