7 tips for improving news coverage of private school choice
Seven university professors who study private school choice programs offer journalists advice for strengthening news coverage of this divisive topic.
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Private school vouchers: An explainer (with research) to help you navigate school choice policies
We created this explainer to help journalists understand and ask more probing questions about private school choice programs, which offer families public money to pay for private school.
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Covering obesity: 6 tips for dispelling myths and avoiding stigmatizing news coverage
Dozens of academic studies spotlight problems in news coverage of obesity. To help journalists reflect on their work and make improvements, we asked seven experts for advice.
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Weight bias, common in health care, can drive weight gain and prompt people with obesity to avoid doctors, research finds
Weight bias is so damaging, 36 experts issued a consensus statement that asks health care providers, journalists and others to help change the narrative around obesity.
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How to cover academic research fraud and errors: 4 big takeaways from our webinar
Read on for great tips from Ivan Oransky, Elisabeth Bik and Jodi Cohen, three experts who have covered research misconduct or have hands-on experience monitoring or detecting it.
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5 reasons news stories about research need source diversity
Many journalists work hard to include people from different backgrounds in stories about local issues and events, but might not realize source diversity is also important in stories about science and research. Here are five reasons why.
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‘Horse race’ reporting of elections can harm voters, candidates, news outlets: What the research says
Our updated roundup of research looks at the consequences of one of the most common ways journalists cover elections — with a focus on who’s in the lead and who’s behind instead of policy issues.
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‘Horse race’ coverage of elections: What to avoid and how to get it right
It’s unlikely journalists will stop covering elections as a competitive game, despite researchers’ warnings that it can harm voters and others. Two scholars offer ideas for at least improving so-called ‘horse race’ reporting.
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5 tips to help you cover the college mental health crisis
Mental health experts Gino Aisenberg, co-director of the Latino Center for Health at the University of Washington, and Tony Walker, senior vice president of academic programs at The Jed Foundation, share advice to help journalists improve their coverage of college mental health.
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Ballot measures: Research on how ballot format, wording and news coverage affect voters
As journalists prepare for elections, it’s important they understand how various factors can influence whether voters support or reject ballot measures — or vote on them at all.
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