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Public Health

Dysfunctional or not, families who eat together eat healthier

Chloe Reichel | November 21, 2018
Every unhappy family might be unhappy in its own way, but when they sit down together at the table, they’re alike according to one important measure: they eat better.
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News Media

5 fascinating digital media studies from fall 2018

Denise-Marie Ordway | November 20, 2018
In this piece we wrote for Nieman Lab, we spotlight five studies on topics such as how Twitter affects journalists' news judgment and how often we remember where we read a news story.
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Polarization

Political polarization increases after local newspapers close

Chloe Reichel | November 19, 2018
After local newspapers close, political polarization among voters increases, according to new research in the Journal of Communication.
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Public Health

Mental health issues among immigrants: New research

Chloe Reichel | November 16, 2018
New research on immigrant health from the American Public Health Association's 2018 annual meeting.
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Health Care

Home health care: Research behind the high-demand, low-pay occupation

Chloe Reichel | November 14, 2018
As baby boomers age, demand for home health care increases. Studies identify trends in availability and reasons for the industry's rapid churn.
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News Media

Partisanship of journalists’ Twitter networks tends to show in their work

Denise-Marie Ordway | November 9, 2018
There’s a clear link between the accounts journalists follow on Twitter and the partisanship of their work, finds a new study from researchers at Northeastern University and the University at Buffalo.
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Writing

Covering gun violence in America: Tips from German Lopez

Chloe Reichel | November 8, 2018
Vox's German Lopez discusses gun violence in the U.S. and what journalists can do to improve their coverage.
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Public Health

Heroin overdoses surged following Oxycontin reformulation

Tyler Smith, American Economic Association | November 7, 2018
A new study identifies one important driver of heroin overdoses in the United States: the reformulation of Oxycontin.
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Elections

Academic experts cited more in “horse race” election coverage

Denise-Marie Ordway | November 6, 2018
Journalists were much more likely to rely on academic experts when their coverage of midterm congressional elections focused on political strategy than when it focused on policy issues, according to a new study.
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Ads, Public Opinion

The margin of error: 7 tips for journalists covering polls and surveys

Denise-Marie Ordway | November 5, 2018
To help journalists understand margin of error and how to correctly interpret data from surveys and polls, we’ve put together a list of seven tips, including clarifying examples.

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