Trying to follow the national conversation about “fake news” and the spread of bad information online can be confusing because not everybody is using the same vocabulary.
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Same-sex marriage legalization linked to increases in insurance coverage for gay men
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After the legalization of same-sex marriage in the U.S., more gay men reported having health insurance, access to medical care and annual checkups, according to a June 2018 working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Affirmative action: How colleges can achieve student diversity without it
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If American colleges were to halt race-based admissions decisions, they could still ensure a racially diverse student body if they started giving preference to lower-income students while also urging more minorities to apply, a new analysis suggests.
Formaldehyde and leukemia: What research reveals about the risks
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On July 6, 2018, Politico reported that top advisers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency were suppressing a federal report on the health risks of formaldehyde. The article suggests these advisers are bending to industry interests opposed to the release of the report, which purportedly links formaldehyde exposure to the risk of developing leukemia.
8 tips for covering U.S. elections from a former elections administrator
Source: JournalistsResource.orgWhat research says about how bad information spreads online
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Information disorder: The essential glossary
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Black and white bail judges show racial bias against black defendants
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A new study of bail judges in the Miami and Philadelphia areas suggests that both black and white judges show bias against black defendants.
How contact with the poor affects actions of the wealthy
Source: JournalistsResource.orgA new study finds that people walking in affluent neighborhoods around Boston were less likely to support a tax on the wealthy after seeing a poor person.
How the media covers obesity in America
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