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Reporting

10 tips + 4 story ideas for journalists covering the 2020 presidential election

Denise-Marie Ordway | October 9, 2020
What should journalists know or be doing to prepare for covering the 2020 presidential election? We asked experts, including researchers and veteran journalists, for tips and story ideas.
COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak journalism tips Harvard epidemiologist
Public Health

Covering COVID-19 and the coronavirus: 5 tips from a Harvard epidemiology professor

Denise-Marie Ordway | March 6, 2020
William Hanage, an associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard, offers journalists guidance on covering the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Criminal Justice

How he did it: Reporter discovers pattern of Saudi students fleeing US amid charges

Denise-Marie Ordway | March 2, 2020
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh uncovered dozens of cases of Saudi Arabians fleeing the U.S. after being charged with serious crimes.
Tip sheets

10 tips for covering white supremacy and far-right extremists

Denise-Marie Ordway | July 22, 2019
Two experts offer journalists tips to help them better understand and cover white supremacists and other far-right extremists.
Government

7 tips for covering the 2020 US census

Denise-Marie Ordway | July 9, 2019
Two experts — a university researcher and a former Census Bureau director — point out weaknesses in news coverage of the U.S. census and how journalists can do a better job covering the once-every-10-years population count.
Prison cell
Reporting

Interviewing white-collar criminals: 6 tips from Harvard Business School’s Eugene Soltes

Denise-Marie Ordway | December 7, 2018
Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes, whose research focuses on corporate misconduct and fraud, offers tips on interviewing white-collar criminals such as Bernie Madoff from behind bars.

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