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Expert Commentary

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Environment, Health, Politics & Government

How heat waves affect older people

by Chloe Reichel | June 7, 2018

To help reporters covering how heat waves affect the elderly, Journalist’s Resource has collected recent research on the subject.

Expert Commentary

sad economic downturn
Economics, Health, Politics & Government

When it comes to the economy, bad news hits people harder than good news

by Carmen Nobel | June 6, 2018

Our personal well-being is more than twice as sensitive to economic decline as it is to economic growth, according to a new study.

Expert Commentary

grocery store
Environment, Health, Politics & Government

Stores market sugary drinks more heavily on days when SNAP benefits are issued

by Chloe Reichel | June 4, 2018

Stores market sugary drinks more heavily during Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit issuance days, according to a new study.

Expert Commentary

child gardening
Education, Environment, Health

Gardens at school might boost availability of vegetables at home

by Chloe Reichel | June 1, 2018

Having a garden at school might influence whether vegetables are available to children at home, a forthcoming study finds.

Expert Commentary

Teen sexting
Criminal Justice, Education, Health, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Older teens less likely to think sexting would get them in trouble

by Denise-Marie Ordway | May 31, 2018

Most youth know sexting involving minors is a crime, but older teenagers are less likely to think they’d get in trouble for sharing or receiving sexually suggestive images of themselves or other teens, new research finds.

Expert Commentary

World map with percentage of new TB cases with MDR/RR-TB
Health, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: What journalists need to know

by Chloe Reichel | May 30, 2018

As the threat of MDR TB and XDR TB continues to grow, Journalist’s Resource has gathered information for reporters looking to learn more about the global epidemic.

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Elizabeth Arnold interviewing in the field
Environment

Covering climate change: What reporters get wrong and how to get it right

by Chloe Reichel | May 29, 2018

Elizabeth Arnold explains how public apathy about climate change is partly journalists’ fault and offers tips to improve their coverage.

Expert Commentary

A collection of locks
Economics, Education, Media, Politics & Government

Reporting on data security and privacy: Tips from Dipayan Ghosh

by Denise-Marie Ordway | May 24, 2018

Privacy engineer Dipayan Ghosh offers tips to help journalists improve their coverage of data security and privacy issues, including the GDPR.

Expert Commentary

e-cigarette
Health

E-cigarettes aren’t better at helping smokers quit than other strategies

by Chloe Reichel | May 23, 2018

E-cigarettes don’t help smokers quit more than other interventions, though financial incentives do, a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds.

Expert Commentary

Voters cashing ballots
Politics & Government

Primary voters aren’t that different from general election voters

by Denise-Marie Ordway | May 22, 2018

Voters who turn out for primary elections often are characterized as party extremists responsible for nominating candidates with ideologically extreme views. But a new analysis finds that these voters may not be much different from those who participate in general elections.

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4 takeaways on the economic consequences of the Iran war
Economics, Environment, Politics & Government

4 takeaways on the economic consequences of the Iran war

March 20, 2026

Economic uncertainty, windfalls for oil producers, how businesses communicate with the president and artificial intelligence — check out the insights from our webinar with EconoFact.

Childhood vaccines: What research shows about their safety and potential side effects
Health, Politics & Government

Childhood vaccines: What research shows about their safety and potential side effects

January 5, 2026

In this piece, we share reporting tips, explain how vaccine side effects are tracked in the U.S., and discuss research on the safety of childhood vaccines.

Expert Commentary

287(g): The program that lets state and local police perform the functions of federal immigration officers
Criminal Justice, Politics & Government

287(g): The program that lets state and local police perform the functions of federal immigration officers

April 30, 2025

“In the span of about two months, the Trump administration radically expanded the 287(g) program beyond anything I have seen in the past 15 years of close study of this precise policy,” writes immigration scholar Austin Kocher.

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