3 takeaways from 2 webinars to help you cover opinion polling during the 2026 elections
We highlight why transparency matters in opinion polling — plus more from two recent webinars with the Roper Center.
Politics & Government
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
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Want to understand immigration enforcement in 2026? Read these 5 reports
An immigration scholar highlights five reports with three takeaways each — and makes a case for reading deeply instead of reacting to chaos.
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5 tips for reporting on crime data
In our recent webinar, an accomplished criminal justice researcher and two reporters from The Trace shared expert advice for finding and reporting on gun violence data.
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4 tips for reporting on federal funding for Hispanic-serving institutions
Experts in law, education and education journalism share tips to help journalists report on U.S. colleges and universities that serve a disproportionately high percentage of Hispanic students. This tip sheet is based on our recent webinar on the topic.
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Debt collection lawsuits are rising in U.S. states. Here’s what you need to know to report on them.
We break down what reporters need to know about recent research on debt collection lawsuits, racial and ethnic disparities in judgments, and one big slice of consumer debt: medical debt.
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Q&A: W. Kip Viscusi on how the US government assigns monetary value to human life
As a major federal agency reportedly plans to move away from putting dollar figures on the health benefits of some regulations, the economist who developed those metrics weighs in.
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Changing K-12 school vaccination requirements: A primer and research roundup
We examine research to help journalists report on strategies to increase childhood vaccinations as the political divide in Americans’ attitudes toward vaccines widens.
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Childhood vaccines: What research shows about their safety and potential side effects
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.
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Our 10 most popular posts in 2025
Wondering which of our pieces drew the most readers this year? Wonder no more! Here’s a list of our 10 most-read pieces of 2025.
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How a state-versus-federal court battle set the stage for legal sports betting in the U.S.
Part one in a five-part graphical series on sports betting since the Supreme Court in 2018 allowed states to legalize it.
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