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Criminal Justice

At protests that draw counter-protesters, people on the left more likely to face arrest

Clark Merrefield | January 12, 2021
A recent analysis of 64 protest events where counter-protesters showed up finds a rate of 2.2 arrests per right-leaning protest compared with 5.5 arrests per left-leaning protest.
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Economics

The stock market is not the economy. Right? Here’s what the research says.

Clark Merrefield | January 11, 2021
“The stock market is not the economy” has been the phrase of the COVID-19 recession among business journalists and economists. Here's the research on the disconnect between stock performance and Americans' personal economies.
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Society

The 10 most popular Journalist’s Resource posts of 2020

Carmen Nobel | December 28, 2020
Here are our 10 most-read posts of 2020, which supported journalists as they reported some of the decade's biggest news stories.
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News Media

The 2020 Journalist’s Resource team picks: Some of our favorite JR pieces of the year

Journalist's Resource | December 18, 2020
As 2020 thankfully nears its end, we’re taking a few moments to reflect on some of the JR pieces that meant the most to us this year.
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Personal Finance

Exploring links between credit card debt and mental health as COVID recession wears on

Clark Merrefield | December 8, 2020
As the COVID-19 recession wears on, more Americans are turning to credit cards to cover everyday expenses, like rent.
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Health Care

Racial disparities in telemedicine: A research roundup + 5 reporting tips for journalists

Kristen Senz | November 30, 2020
Researchers have begun to explore how a new emphasis on telemedicine relates to persistent racial and ethnic disparities in U.S. health care.
Public Health

A tale of two pandemics: A nonfiction comic about historical racial health disparities

Josh Neufeld | November 16, 2020
Josh Neufeld uses comics journalism to explain racial health disparities and related misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic and the 1918 flu pandemic.
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Inequality

COVID-19 has disproportionately depleted finances of Latino, Black, Native American households: Survey

Clark Merrefield | September 21, 2020
Most Latino, Black and Native American households have experienced serious financial problems during the coronavirus outbreak -- and Latinos have fared worst -- finds a new survey.
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Climate Change

Older people more likely to die during heat waves in colder parts of the U.S. — plus, the global inequality of climate change

Clark Merrefield | September 15, 2020
As wildfires scorch Oregon, California and Washington, two papers offer new detail on the intersection of temperature, mortality and place.
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Education

Power Five colleges spend football, basketball revenue on money-losing sports: Research

Denise-Marie Ordway | September 10, 2020
Colleges that compete in Power Five athletic conferences use revenue from men's basketball and football to fund sports that tend to lose money and draw wealthier students.

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