Abnormal stock returns for members of the U.S. House of Representatives
2011 study in Business and Politics on the performance of stocks purchased by members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Elements of “money in politics” stories
Tips and resources for stories about the role of money in politics
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Escaping affect: How motivated emotion regulation creates insensitivity to mass suffering
2011 study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology on levels of compassion for large groups of people in need.
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Newspaper coverage of political scandals
2011 Journal of Politics study on partisan bias in how scandals are covered by U.S. news organizations.
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Ten hints for covering government
Best practices for reporting on the official and unofficial players in federal, state, and local government, as well as the communities that they affect
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Mega-crises lessons: BP oil spill, financial meltdown
2010 Brooklyn College paper on the lessons that could inform future policy-making to avoid the repeat of similar crises.
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Executive compensation at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, 2000-2008
2009 Harvard University and Tel Aviv University study on whether the firms’ executive compensation encouraged incentives for executives to take excessive risks.
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Credit conditions and trade during the global financial crisis
2010 study by Stanford and Singapore Management University on the effect of credit tightening on international trade during the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
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Policies to alter the use of alternative financial services
2008 Brookings Institution study on options for moving disadvantaged individuals to the banking system.
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Code of ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists
A good place to learn about journalists’ rights and responsibilities is the code of ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists, which is widely used in newsrooms and classrooms as a guide for ethical behavior.
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