2015 roundup of useful materials and tip sheets that can help journalists improve their mathematical reasoning skills and reduce errors across a range of subjects.
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Terms and concepts relating to academic research methods, theories and ways of thinking about questions.
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Dedicating time to examine your stories’ grammar, spelling and accuracy is essential. Putting on an editor’s hat allows you see your own copy in a different way and help you improve it.
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Curriculum overview with links to a variety of materials that help foster basic research competencies.
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From studies on the relationship between wages and well being to the financial benefits of political incumbency, scientific research frequently involves the technique of regression. We explain the basics.
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Tip sheet that highlights perennial journalistic problems and provides a dozen models of background research that can help reporters sort through conflicting information.
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Overview article that provides an introduction to the academic research world and explains how it can be leveraged by journalists.
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Roundup of useful studies that can enhance campus-based stories and provide material for practicing knowledge-based reporting.
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Understanding numbers and conveying their meaning is part of being a journalist. You should have a working knowledge of arithmetic, be comfortable with statistics, percentages and more.
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Recent interviews with Journalist’s Resource research director Thomas Patterson. Patterson is author of the forthcoming book Informing the News: The Need for Knowledge-based Journalism.
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