Covering viral research: Tips from Harvard’s ‘6 french fries’ guy
Eric Rimm reflects on his viral comments about French fries, offering pointers for how to cover research that’s getting a lot of media attention.
Tip sheets and explainers to help journalists understand academic research methods; find and recognize high-quality research; investigate scientific misconduct and research errors; and avoid missteps when reporting on new studies and public opinion polls
Eric Rimm reflects on his viral comments about French fries, offering pointers for how to cover research that’s getting a lot of media attention.
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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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Many of the most popular news stories about health research include overstated findings or substantial inaccuracies, suggests a new study.
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Our new tip sheet outlines 11 questions journalists should ask to help them decide how to frame the findings of a public opinion poll — or cover them at all.
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Dr. Lauren Wallner shares advice on how journalists might reconcile different research findings and how best to conceptualize the growing field of disparities research.
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Tips for numbers-shy journalists on understanding and writing about statistics.
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Looking for research on a particular topic? We’ll walk you through the steps we use here at Journalist’s Resource.
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Asking these questions can help journalists gauge the quality of a research study or report and avoid relying on flawed findings.
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2016 tip sheet that helps journalists navigate the big-money and often partisan world of think tanks.
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The staff of Journalist’s Resource offers advice on how to find, understand and use academic research to ground a story and fact-check claims.
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