Reporting on psychedelics research or legislation?

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Voters with disabilities face a range of barriers, while compliance with disability access laws at polling sites is under-enforced. Learn more in our explainer and research roundup on barriers to voting for people with disabilities:

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Public elections for judges are often marked by low turnout and low information about the candidates.

Here's how 3⃣ newsrooms created guides to help voters understand judicial races + 8⃣ tips to help your newsroom create its own judicial election guide:

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In the final installment of our three-part series, we look at what the research says about rural development programs in the farm bill:

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How they did it: The New York Times investigative journalist Hannah Dreier exposes migrant child labor exploitation across the U.S. + discusses the database of unaccompanied migrant children she created + how other journalists can use it in their reporting🔗⬇️

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🔟 ways researchers can help journalists avoid errors when reporting on academic studies🔗⬇️

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# 6⃣ : Ask journalists to briefly summarize the key takeaways of your interview with them.

Over half of dual-eligibles who lost Medicaid coverage regained coverage w/in one year, study finds. “This suggests that the coverage losses are less likely due to sustained changes in eligibility but rather administrative factors,” explains Dr. Yanlei Ma:
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Congratulations Josh Neufeld for making the Graphic Medicine 2024 The Short Form Shortlist for Empathy 101! The Journalist's Resource graphicmedicine.org/announcing-the…

A big reason voter registration rates vary so much in the U.S. is because states have their own election policies and processes, which can make registering easy or difficult. Election offices also differ in how they educate voters. Learn more:

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A new report fills an important gap in knowledge about the existing structures of peer support networks inside and outside of the news industry, and recommends peer support networks for U.S. journalists facing online abuse:

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10 ways researchers can help journalists avoid errors when reporting on academic studies:

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Tip #5: If a study’s results are expressed as standard deviations, help journalists explain those findings using common measurements the public will understand.

We explore six recent studies that can help explain why there is often a disconnect between how national economies are doing and how people perceive economic performance:

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How they did it: Streetsblog New York exposes underground sales of illicit temporary license plates in New York City🔗⬇️

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The absence of trees is not just an aesthetic discrepancy — it can impact human health and well-being, a growing body of research shows. We highlight several studies that examine this association and highlight residential tree inequities:

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During the COVID-19 public health emergency, temporary policy changes significantly narrowed racial disparities in Medicaid coverage loss among dual-eligible beneficiaries, new research finds:

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Covering marijuana news? Consider these studies and tips on what's known and unknown about the health effects of cannabis products:

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Pandemic provisions reduced loss of Medicaid for beneficiaries enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare, study finds journalistsresource.org/home/dual-elig…

Has the death of truth been greatly exaggerated?

Recent research suggests people in the U.S. are, overall, good at identifying true political news headlines from fake ones — but there are some stark socioeconomic differences:

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Our semi-regular rundown of the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book is full of story ideas for reporters across beats, from financial strain due to “Dry January” in New England, to movers moving out of the moving business in Pennsylvania:

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A new PEN America report fills an important gap in knowledge about the existing structures of peer support networks inside and outside of the news industry and journalists’ general views on and needs for peer support:

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