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Research

Research-based tips for reporting on science research

Chloe Reichel | November 22, 2019
Understand that terms that are now part of the common lexicon, such as “climate change,” or “gun control,” are the product of strategic framing.
Health Care

Why the 2020 census matters for public health: An explainer

Chloe Reichel | November 18, 2019
Why the census matters and what it will mean for public health in the United States.
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Drug Policy

Can medical marijuana really play a role in easing the opioid epidemic?

Chloe Reichel | August 29, 2019
A recent study challenges the role that legalizing medical marijuana might play in easing the opioid epidemic.
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Research

4 key tips for reporting on and writing about people with disabilities

Chloe Reichel | June 26, 2019
Tip #1: Let people with disabilities speak for themselves.
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Research

Statistics for journalists: Understanding what effect size means

Chloe Reichel | June 25, 2019
Five tips for understanding and interpreting effect size -- a measure of the strength of an association between two variables.
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Tip sheets

8 tips on how to cover drinking responsibly

Chloe Reichel | June 3, 2019
Each year, around 88,000 people in the United States die from alcohol-related causes. We’re sharing eight tips on how journalists can improve their coverage of alcohol, based on suggestions from journalists and researchers with subject-area expertise.
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Reporting

6 tips for reporting on gun policy and gun violence

Chloe Reichel | May 20, 2019
"There’s some basic stuff about the laws that I think is misunderstood,” Jon Vernick, professor at JHU’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, said.
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Health Care

3 tips for reporting on rural health

Chloe Reichel | May 17, 2019
“I think there's an under appreciation of the nuance of ‘rural,’” said Mark Holmes, who directs the NC Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center.
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Research

3 steps to determine whether a medical study is newsworthy

Chloe Reichel | May 7, 2019
With the amount of research published on a daily basis, journalists have to work to discern what’s worth covering. Here's a general guide.
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Reporting

Covering immigration: What reporters get wrong and how to get it right

Chloe Reichel | July 24, 2018
Angilee Shah, senior editor for Global Nation, the immigration vertical for Public Radio International, spoke with Journalist’s Resource about what journalists can get wrong when covering immigration, and how they can hone their approach.

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