Data journalism lesson with crime stats: Parsing close-call numbers
…then sorted just the cities over 1 million in population on their violent-crime rates. “New York: Big city, but violent crimes close to U.S. average.” The city’s rate is 2.929,…
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Economic impact studies: Should journalists rely on them?
…seeing a boom in the development of convention centers. In city after city, massive public investment in convention facilities has been justified by feasibility and market studies that consistently portray…
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Mayors’ views on health disparities documented in new study
…that city policies could have a “major impact” on disparities, while nearly 45 percent of health commissioners did. 30 percent of mayors thought city policies could have little to no…
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America uprising: Scholars reflect on the death of George Floyd. Plus, 10 tips for journalists covering protests against police violence.
…black man in New York City is far less likely to be shot than a white man in Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, Bakersfield, or Tulsa — much less a black man…
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Do state sales tax holidays help retailers and consumers with lower incomes? Here’s what the research says
…to the demise of the city’s sales tax altogether, according to contemporaneous reports from The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Associated Press. In December 1938, the Philadelphia City Council voted to…
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Ten hints for covering government
…Onondaga County. Some have a city council with a city manager, in addition to the mayor. Many counties have a Board of Supervisors. There’s city government, county government, state government,…
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Boston Marathon bombing: Lessons learned through research
…and citizens in the city and across the globe. It has also become an event much studied by researchers, as it provided unique insight into how a 21st-century city might…
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How election timing affects voter turnout, outcomes
…voter turnout in off-cycle city elections is 35 percentage points lower than turnout when city elections are held at the same time as presidential elections. Furthermore, election timing alone explains…
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5 trends that could save local news: A Q&A with Heidi Legg
…Family owned since the late-1800s, The Vindicator couldn’t find a buyer. A few weeks from now, there will be no daily newspaper to cover this city of 65,000. Vindicator reporters…
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Working from home: What the research says about setting boundaries, staying productive and reshaping cities
…live in cities or suburbs. More telework could mean more urban sprawl, with people moving away from city cores and reducing density. In a simulated mid-sized city where every worker…
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