Covering rural health care amid COVID-19: 4 tips from Carrie Henning-Smith
We asked Carrie Henning-Smith what she wants journalists to know when covering rural health care in the context of COVID-19.
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The 2020 census and Title I funding for schools: Interactive maps to localize your state’s stakes
Each year, the federal government distributes billions of dollars in Title I grants to school districts based on the number of low-income children each district serves. Localize your state’s stakes with our interactive maps.
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6 tips for reporting on how COVID-19 school closures affect student learning
Education researcher F. Chris Curran offers six tips to help journalists report on how COVID-19 school closures affect student learning.
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13 security tips for journalists covering hate online
Investigative journalist April Glaser shares safety advice for journalists who report on hate groups and the platforms where they congregate online.
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Epidemiological models: 10 things journalists covering coronavirus research should know
Experts told us if journalists do these 10 things they will improve their coverage of new coronavirus research based on epidemiological models.
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Reporting on colleges’ finances amid COVID-19: 6 tips from Moody’s Investors Service
Journalists get tips on covering college finances amid the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. economic downturn from experts at credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service.
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Covering minority communities: Lessons I learned from my HBCU investigation
Journalist’s Resource’s managing editor, Denise-Marie Ordway, looks back at how she could have improved her coverage of college hazing and other problems at a Florida HBCU.
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The problem with using ‘patient zero’ and ‘party zero’ in coronavirus news
Infectious disease epidemiologist Helen Jenkins explains why it’s irresponsible and inaccurate to uses terms such as ‘patient zero’ and ‘party zero’ in coronavirus news coverage.
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Covering biomedical research preprints amid the coronavirus: 6 things to know
Journalists need to know these six things to cover coronavirus-related preprints, research papers that haven’t been peer reviewed by experts.
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5 things to know about the April jobs report
Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erica Groshen with 5 things to know about the unemployment numbers coming April 3.
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