The Journalist's Resource

The Journalist's Resource The Journalist’s Resource is a project of Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.

We examine news topics through a research lens. Our mission is to inform the news by bridging the communications gap between academia and journalism. Our goal: to get more high-quality research into the media stream.

👩🏻‍💻 Join our upcoming webinars: Heat and staffing shortages in prisons, and how to rebuild trust in health journalism
07/30/2025

👩🏻‍💻 Join our upcoming webinars: Heat and staffing shortages in prisons, and how to rebuild trust in health journalism

👋 Welcome to this week's newsletter! Before we begin, be sure to visit our website, where you can find other timely and in-depth articles, in addition to tip sheets and explainers to help you understand academic research methods, find and recognize high-quality research, investigate scientific mi...

Recent research can help journalists investigate barriers many U.S. students face trying to transfer from a community co...
07/29/2025

Recent research can help journalists investigate barriers many U.S. students face trying to transfer from a community college to a university. Some papers published in 2025 provide solutions.

We spotlight recent research to help journalists investigate barriers in the community college transfer process.

We summarize key research on child deaths in parked vehicles, including how often caregivers face criminal prosecution a...
07/28/2025

We summarize key research on child deaths in parked vehicles, including how often caregivers face criminal prosecution and why otherwise attentive parents sometimes forget infants in hot cars.

We spotlight key research and reports on child deaths in hot cars, including how often caregivers face criminal prosecution.

🔎 Have you checked out our Know Your Research page? Lots of helpful articles, including this one: An economist and a sta...
07/25/2025

🔎 Have you checked out our Know Your Research page? Lots of helpful articles, including this one: An economist and a statistician help us explain the right and wrong ways to use 'per capita' to describe data related to economics, public health and other news topics.

Two experts help explain the right and wrong ways to use 'per capita' to describe data related to economics, health and other news topics.

In this piece, experts share 12 strategies for engaging audiences, building credibility and choosing words with care. Am...
07/24/2025

In this piece, experts share 12 strategies for engaging audiences, building credibility and choosing words with care. Among their tips:

1️⃣ Start with empathy: Recognize why someone might believe a health rumor before debunking it.
2️⃣ Be humble and transparent: Show your sources, admit uncertainty, stay engaged long‑term.
3️⃣ Speak plainly: Use community‑friendly language.

Panelists at the Association of Health Care Journalists conference also emphasized: we live in an “age of disengagement,” which damages trust in journalism, public health and science alike. The path forward involves building relationships, not just delivering corrections.

Journalists and public health experts share strategies for building trust, using careful language and improving coverage of health misinformation during a workshop at the AHCJ annual conference.

Health insurance companies argue that prior authorization can reduce unnecessary procedures and health care costs. But d...
07/23/2025

Health insurance companies argue that prior authorization can reduce unnecessary procedures and health care costs. But doctors have concerns about the frequency of these requests, even for routine procedures, and the administrative burdens associated with them.

We look at what the research says about prior authorization: when insurance companies require additional info for approving doctors' orders.

An immigration scholar guides us through the process of analyzing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest data, ...
07/22/2025

An immigration scholar guides us through the process of analyzing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest data, based on datasets published by the Data Deportation Project.

An immigration scholar guides us through the process of analyzing ICE arrest datasets published by the Data Deportation Project.

We explain higher education funding to help journalists cover the impacts of changes President Trump has made and plans ...
07/18/2025

We explain higher education funding to help journalists cover the impacts of changes President Trump has made and plans to make to the U.S. Department of Education.

We explain higher education funding to help journalists cover the impacts of changes President Trump has made to the Education Department.

Expert Commentary: Researchers at the Center for News, Technology & Innovation shed light on a mismatch between how jour...
07/17/2025

Expert Commentary: Researchers at the Center for News, Technology & Innovation shed light on a mismatch between how journalists and the public view journalism in the age of artificial intelligence.

Researchers shed light on a mismatch between how journalists and the public view journalism in the age of artificial intelligence.

Despite the hype, optimism and legislation involving the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, researchers warn that th...
07/17/2025

Despite the hype, optimism and legislation involving the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, researchers warn that there's much we don't know. This 2024 research roundup looks at some of the knowns and unknowns of psilocybin, M**A and other hallucinogens.

Despite the hype and optimism around psychedelics' therapeutic potential, researchers warn that there's much still unknown about them.

🔍 The role of AI in news coverage—and what audiences want to knowNews audiences want to know when journalists use artifi...
07/14/2025

🔍 The role of AI in news coverage—and what audiences want to know
News audiences want to know when journalists use artificial intelligence. Here's how news organizations can disclose their use of AI, with tips from Trusting News.

📌 Key takeaways:
- Nearly 94% of news consumers want full disclosure when AI has been used in reporting. 
- Readers expect clear explanations of why AI was used, which tools were involved and how human review was ensured. 
- Transparency and ethical safeguards are critical to maintain trust when AI assists in news production.

Audiences want to know when journalists use artificial intelligence. Here's how news organizations can disclose their AI use.

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