Research chat: Dan Ariely and Malcolm Gladwell on writing about social science
Duke economist Dan Ariely and New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell in conversation about social science and journalism.
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Research chat: Eric Ferkenhoff of Northwestern’s Medill School
Interview with Northwestern’s Eric Ferkenhoff on teaching and research in the classroom.
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Research chat: CUNY’s Barbara Gray on Web-based research
Interview with CUNY teacher and librarian Barbara Gray about research techniques and tips.
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Research chat: Nicholas Lemann on journalism, scholarship, and more informed reporting
Interview with Nicholas Lemann of Columbia Journalism School and The New Yorker about using research in reporting.
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Research chat: Political scientist Michael Traugott on primary polls
Interview with University of Michigan political scientist Michael Traugott about elections, polling, and the media.
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Research chat: PBS NewsHour’s Margaret Warner
Interview with PBS NewsHour journalist Margaret Warner about how she prepares for interviews and assignments.
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Research chat: Boston Globe’s Renée Loth on informed opinion
Interview with the Boston Globe’s Renee Loth about the art of informed opinion writing.
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Research chat: Clay Shirky on press freedom in a global era
2011 lecture by Clay Shirky at the Shorenstein Center on freedom of the press in a global age.
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Research chat: Andrew Revkin on covering and using scholarship
Interview with longtime New York Times reporter and Dot Earth blogger Andrew Revkin
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Case study: “Friend or Foe? WikiLeaks and the Guardian”
2011 case study from Columbia University on ethical issues implicated in the relationship between an activist news source and a major news organization.
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