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

“Trends in the diffusion of misinformation on social media”: From New York University and Stanford University, published in Research and Politics. By Hunt Allcott, Matthew Gentzkow, and Chuan Yu. This ...

Research: 3 in 4 US adults can discern real political news headlines from fake ones Has the death of truth been greatly exaggerated? New research suggests people in the U.S. are, overall, good at ...

Many Americans share fake news on social media because they’re simply not paying attention to whether the content is accurate — not necessarily because they can’t tell real from made-up news, a new ...

There are already notable examples of the liar’s dividend in political contexts. In recent elections in Turkey, a video tape surfaced showing compromising images of a candidate. In response, the ...

When news outlets report that new research studies prove something, they’re almost certainly wrong. Studies conducted in fields outside of mathematics do not “prove” anything. They find evidence — ...

Headlines usually are the first part of a news article people see — and, often, the only thing they read before sharing a story on social media. That’s why well-crafted headlines are critical.

Major public health and medical associations in the U.S., including the American College of Physicians, American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association have recognized voting ...

The findings: Factors that are significant predictors of loneliness for this population include not being in an intimate relationship and having less connection to the lesbian and gay communities.

Tribal sovereignty, often viewed as a legal term, sits at the center of almost every issue affecting tribal nations existing within the United States’ geographical borders. In its most basic sense, ...

She joined The Journalist’s Resource in 2015 after working as a reporter for newspapers and radio stations in the U.S. and Central America, including the Orlando Sentinel and Philadelphia Inquirer.

The event, which I moderated, was on the record. Journalists are encouraged to include insights from the video in their immigration coverage, and educators are encouraged to share the video with ...