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13 questions journalists should ask to gauge the quality of a research study
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Academic research is one of journalists’ best tools for covering public policy issues. It’s also a tool that takes skill to use.
Experienced journalists use research to ground their work and fact-check claims made by politicians, policymakers and others. Many journalists, however, are not trained in research methods and statistical analysis. Some have difficulty differentiating between a quality study and a questionable one.
5 tips for reporting on 'free college' and 'college promise' programs
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“Free college” has become a key talking point among Democratic presidential hopefuls who believe eliminating tuition at public colleges and universities will help curb student debt and encourage more Americans to earn degrees.
10 tips for covering white supremacy and far-right extremists
Source: JournalistsResource.orgCovering whistleblowers, corruption: 6 tips for journalists
Source: JournalistsResource.org7 tips for covering the 2020 US census from 2 top experts
Source: JournalistsResource.orgAs the U.S. prepares for the 2020 census, news outlets nationwide will be working to help the public understand the importance and impact of the once-every-10-years population count.
To help journalists bolster their coverage, we reached out to two experts — a research professor at George Washington University and a former director of the U.S. Census Bureau — to ask them to point out weaknesses in and ways newsrooms can improve their census coverage. They offered great feedback.
4 key tips for reporting on and writing about people with disabilities
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More than 1 in 4 people living in the United States has a mental or physical disability, according to a 2018 report from the Census Bureau, which collected the data in 2014.
8 tips for journalists on how to cover drinking responsibly
Source: JournalistsResource.orgEach year, around 88,000 people in the United States die from alcohol-related causes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is higher than the number of deaths caused by overdoses from all other drugs, combined.