Read on for great tips from Ivan Oransky, Elisabeth Bik and Jodi Cohen, three experts who have covered research misconduct or have hands-on experience monitoring or detecting it.
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Climate reports like the Lancet Countdown are large documents, laden with data, and can be difficult to summarize in one news story. But local journalists can look for specific issues that apply to their communities to produce stories that resonate with their audiences.
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A recent study finds that sample size is the only factor having a robust influence on 181 science journalists’ ratings of the trustworthiness and newsworthiness of a study. But they note that, overall, these journalists are doing a ‘very decent job’ vetting research. Here’s how they do it.
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Many journalists work hard to include people from different backgrounds in stories about local issues and events, but might not realize source diversity is also important in stories about science and research. Here are five reasons why.
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It’s unlikely journalists will stop covering elections as a competitive game, despite researchers’ warnings that it can harm voters and others. Two scholars offer ideas for at least improving so-called ‘horse race’ reporting.
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Mental health experts Gino Aisenberg, co-director of the Latino Center for Health at the University of Washington, and Tony Walker, senior vice president of academic programs at The Jed Foundation, share advice to help journalists improve their coverage of college mental health.
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Two scholars offer guidance on covering school corporal punishment, which can result in serious injuries and has, for years, been used disproportionately on Black students and children with disabilities.
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The “forever chemicals” issue touches many journalistic beats. To help inform news coverage of the topic, we enlisted advice from several researchers and journalists who study and cover PFAS.
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During a panel at the IRE conference in Orlando, Manny Garcia, executive editor for the Austin American-Statesman, and Cristi Hegranes, chief executive officer and publisher of Global Press, shared how they make safety a priority in their newsrooms.
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Some journalists might not realize that many academic journals let them bypass their paywalls. We show you which ones and how to set up free accounts.
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