Study-based story ideas for community journalists
Suggested ways to use scholarly research as a lens through which to see events in a reporter’s area.
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Education and schools research websites
Digital library of education literature provided by the U.S. Department of Education
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Health and medical research websites
Open access database of scientific research, including on biology, disease, genetics and much more.
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Economics research websites
Database of statistics and historical data as well as surveys, reports, working papers and articles.
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Environmental and energy research websites
Compendium of websites with more information on environment, energy, climate and sustainability issues
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Covering mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions are big news, and understanding how to cover these stories is a valuable skill. Here are the major questions that any M&A story should answer.
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Finding business news at the bankruptcy court
Tips on what you need to know to find the news stories at bankruptcy court.
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Ten hints for covering government
Best practices for reporting on the official and unofficial players in federal, state, and local government, as well as the communities that they affect
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Five ways journalists can use Twitter better
Post by Columbia University’s Sree Sreenivasan on ways journalists can effectively leverage Twitter, the leading micro-blogging service
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Case study: Knowledge-based journalism and the UNC News21 experience
Case study by UNC-Chapel Hill on giving a group of highly motivated journalism the means, knowledge and training necessary for them to create a innovative news product.
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