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.

To help finance trillions of dollars in tax cuts, Congressional Republicans are looking to cut hundreds of billions of d...
07/02/2025

To help finance trillions of dollars in tax cuts, Congressional Republicans are looking to cut hundreds of billions of dollars in spending, including Medicaid. We provide background, resources and research on the policies under consideration.

Congressional Republicans are looking to cut hundreds of billions of dollars in spending, which could impact Medicaid.

An immigration scholar guides us through the process of analyzing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest data, ...
07/01/2025

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 summarize key research on child deaths in parked vehicles, including how often caregivers face criminal prosecution a...
06/27/2025

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've summarized research and reports on children who die in hot cars and how loving parents could forget a baby in the back seat.

The US government is paying $1 trillion a year in interest on its debt. With interest costs outpacing national defense s...
06/26/2025

The US government is paying $1 trillion a year in interest on its debt. With interest costs outpacing national defense spending, this piece will help journalists understand the public debt and explain it to audiences.

With interest costs outpacing defense spending, this piece will help journalists understand the public debt and explain it to audiences.

Studies show that extreme heat can affect most people, particularly vulnerable populations like children, older adults a...
06/24/2025

Studies show that extreme heat can affect most people, particularly vulnerable populations like children, older adults and outdoor workers. We round up recent studies that shed light on how warming temperatures due to climate change are affecting various populations. (published 2023)

We highlight several studies that explain the impact of extreme heat and heat waves on human health, especially volunerable populations.

Medical and legal experts have issued detailed guidelines on responding to the removal of a policy that protected health...
06/24/2025

Medical and legal experts have issued detailed guidelines on responding to the removal of a policy that protected health care facilities from immigration enforcement activities. The information helps journalists to report on their local hospitals and empower patients to know their rights.

We summarize two documents that explain how hospitals and their staff can prepare for the removal of the protected areas policy.

If you're looking for an explainer on prior authorization, check out our explainer from 2021. Health insurance companies...
06/23/2025

If you're looking for an explainer on prior authorization, check out our explainer from 2021.

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.

Experts and journalists who have researched and worked with trauma survivors say that practicing trauma-informed journal...
06/20/2025

Experts and journalists who have researched and worked with trauma survivors say that practicing trauma-informed journalism not only leads to better, more accurate stories, but also helps protect survivors from further harm.

Practicing trauma-informed journalism not only leads to better, more accurate stories, but also helps protects survivors from further harm.

Journalists and public health experts shared 12 strategies for building trust, using careful language and improving cove...
06/18/2025

Journalists and public health experts shared 12 strategies for building trust, using careful language and improving coverage of health misinformation during a workshop at the Association of Health Care Journalists' annual conference.

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.

This April 2024 tip sheet outlines some of the many ways researchers can help the news media cover research accurately, ...
06/17/2025

This April 2024 tip sheet outlines some of the many ways researchers can help the news media cover research accurately, starting with the journalists who interview them about their own work.

This tip sheet outlines 10 ways researchers can help journalists avoid errors in news stories about academic studies.

We break down the types of employees who work for the U.S. government along with laws and regulations that define how fe...
06/16/2025

We break down the types of employees who work for the U.S. government along with laws and regulations that define how federal workers have, until recently, typically been hired and fired.

We unlock the laws and regulations that define how federal workers have, until recently, typically been hired and fired.

Use these free tools to examine data on student achievement, school segregation, dual enrollment programs and other educ...
06/11/2025

Use these free tools to examine data on student achievement, school segregation, dual enrollment programs and other education topics. Most generate maps, charts and lists that journalists can incorporate into their news coverage.

Journalists can use these 10 tools to examine education data in areas such as student achievement, school segregation and immigrant children.

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