Research chat: Information scientist Alison Head on student habits
Interview with Alison Head, co-director of the University of Washington’s Project Information Literacy, which studies student online research habits.
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National Journal’s Jody Brannon on demographics, data and stories: Research chat
2013 interview with veteran digital journalist and educator Jody Brannon, who now oversees a pioneering demographics-driven news project.
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Clues for young journalists: Looking back into your future
2012 overview of Stephen Hess’ book and research project, Whatever Happened to the Washington Reporters, 1978-2012, exploring journalists’ career paths.
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Research chat: The Economist’s Greg Ip with the inside story on business reporting
2012 interview with The Economist’s Greg Ip, U.S. economics editor, with tips on business reporting and an inside look at skills such as research and interviewing.
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Research chat: Harvard’s Gary King on data, social science and media connections
2012 interview with Harvard University political scientist and data expert Gary King, on connections between social science and data journalism.
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Recommendations for improving Election Night coverage: Keeping the lessons of 2000 alive
Article and tip sheet for news media doing election night coverage, aggregating key lessons learned from the 1968 and 2000 elections.
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Digital access to knowledge: Research chat with Harvard’s Peter Suber
2012 interview with open access scholar Peter Suber, who explains the state of online scholarship and free access to it.
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Research chat: DePaul’s Mike Reilley on information resources, journalism education
2012 interview with DePaul journalism educator and Journalist’s Toolbox editor Mike Reilley.
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“Social science done on deadline”: Research chat with ASU’s Steve Doig on data journalism
2012 interview between News21 collaborators ASU professor Steve Doig and Alex Remington, of Journalist’s Resource.
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Access to government records and FOIA tips: Guide for citizens and journalists
Guide from the Citizen Media Law Project providing an overview of FOIA and other techniques for finding documents at different levels of government.
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