Study-based story ideas for community journalists
…plantings patterns. Ask how local residents feel about the way this is being done over time. A University of Pennsylvania study, “What Is a Tree Worth? Green-City Strategies, Signaling and…
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Glossary of common terms used in digital journalism
…delimiters (the pipe character, |, is popular). For example: “Name”,”Address”,”email” “Jack”,”1 Main St., Town, NY”,”jack@hill.com” “Jill”,”2 Elm St., City, CA”,”jill@hill.com” D data visualization: A growing area of content creation in…
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The 9/11 attacks, 10 years later: Research roundup
…late September 2001, 33% said U.S. wrongdoing might have motivated the attacks, compared with 55% who said it did not.” “Early Assessment of Cancer Outcomes in New York City…
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Research chat: CUNY’s Barbara Gray on Web-based research
…more information so much more quickly. JR: You mentioned data earlier. Let’s say a young journalist is in a new town or city and just getting used to things. What…
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Isolated capital cities, accountability and corruption: Evidence from U.S. states
…of the capital city.” The data suggest that state politicians “tend to get more money from campaign contributions in states with isolated capitals, belying the fear that having the capital…
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Social networks and the dynamics of labour market outcomes: Evidence from refugees
…of network members arriving a year prior more than offsets the positive effects of an additional year of residence.” If there are many new refugees in a city, they compete…
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Rising temperatures, extreme weather and climate change knowledge: Research roundup
…Hurricane Surge Threat Under Climate Change,” found that the “change of storm climatology will probably increase the surge risk” for New York City and “may cause the present NYC 100-year…
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New views on urban communities and poverty in the United States
…the primary problem feeding concentrated poverty: inner-city joblessness. The ideal solution would be economic policies that produce a tight labor market — that is, one in which there are ample…
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Wage and hour violations in urban labor markets
…brought labor rights back into the public focus. A 2012 study from the City University of New York (CUNY) and UCLA looks not only at what specific labor laws are…
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Violent crime in the developing world: Research roundup
…of property rights protection may not be warranted.” “Violence in the City: Understanding and Supporting Community Responses to Urban Violence” Alda, Erik. The World Bank, Social Development Department, April…
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