Journalism Grants
Funding For:
The Journalist’s Resource
Recipient:
The Journalist's Resource, a project of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics, and Public Policy
Grant Period:
Nov 25, 2019 - Dec 31, 2022
AMOUNT:
$120,000.00
Summary of the Project:
Journalist’s Resource will produce tip sheets, research roundups and training materials aimed at improving journalistic coverage of scientific and health policy research in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health crises.
About the Grantee:
For over a decade, Journalist’s Resource has been a trusted source for journalists seeking to find and understand peer-reviewed research on a variety of topics. JR’s weekly email newsletter now has more than 52,000 subscribers and some 56,000 people follow JR on Twitter. As newsrooms become increasingly short-staffed, JR helps to bridge the gap between academia and journalism to inform high-quality news reporting. JR has informed numerous articles from large and small media organizations. Everything on the JR site is published under a Creative Commons license, meaning newsrooms are free to share JR content on their own websites.
Related Grantee Work
November 14, 2022
The impact of ageism on health and health care: A research roundup and explainer
Ageism against older people results in negative health outcomes for individuals and society, research shows. But momentum is building for policies that take aim at age-based discrimination at the state and federal level.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kristen Senz
July 5, 2022
Loneliness among older people: A research roundup and 5 tips for covering the topic
Questions about the health effects of loneliness have motivated an explosion of new research over the past few years, particularly since social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has raised new fears about loneliness levels worldwide.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kristen Senz
June 13, 2022
Vaccinated at the ball: A true story about trusted messengers
Learn MoreAuthor: Josh Neufeld
May 11, 2022
Achieving mental health parity: The struggle to get insurance plans to improve coverage of mental health care
Learn MoreAuthor: Denise-Marie Ordway
March 29, 2022
How they did it: Tampa Bay Times reporters expose high airborne lead levels at Florida recycling factory
Learn MoreAuthor: Denise-Marie Ordway
March 25, 2022
How they did it: Washington Post reporters reveal FEMA failures, denial of disaster aid to Black families in the South
Learn MoreAuthor: Denise-Marie Ordway
February 23, 2022
‘Using Academic Research to Keep Politicians Honest’: A video training for journalists across beats
Learn MoreAuthor: Denise-Marie Ordway
January 19, 2022
‘Deaths of despair’: Research on opioid crisis origins and the link between minimum wages and suicide reduction
Learn MoreAuthor: Clark Merrefield
October 19, 2021
5 tips for avoiding mistakes in news headlines about health and medical research
Prominent science journalists Deborah Blum, Cristine Russell and Brooke Borel offer advice to help newsrooms avoid common mistakes in writing headlines about health and medical research.
Learn MoreAuthor: Denise-Marie Ordway
October 18, 2021
The FDA’s accelerated approval process: When drugs are cleared for sale based on limited evidence
Accelerated approval is an important topic for journalists to consider in their ongoing coverage of drug costs in America. This article explains how the process works -- including examples of successes and controversies. Plus: 5 reporting tips.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kerry Dooley Young
June 11, 2021
When hospitals acquire physician practices, it can influence how individual physicians practice medicine: New research
One new study finds that doctors who shifted to hospital employment were more likely to refer their patients for “inappropriate” MRIs. Another links the shift to a rise in tests ordered for Medicare patients.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kerry Dooley Young
December 14, 2020
Palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A research roundup
Palliative care is a medical subspecialty that focuses on providing relief from pain, stress and other symptoms for seriously ill patients. A patient with a serious illness can be referred to palliative care at any point in the disease trajectory, including at the time of diagnosis.
Learn MoreAuthor: Michelle Seaton
November 30, 2020
Racial disparities in telemedicine: A research roundup + 5 reporting tips for journalists
With the rapid expansion of telemedicine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have begun to explore how a new emphasis on virtual care might exacerbate persistent racial and ethnic disparities in U.S. health care — and, perhaps, help repair them.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kristen Senz
November 16, 2020
A tale of two pandemics: A nonfiction comic about historical racial health disparities
The comic which draws on research articles, explains racial health disparities and the spread of misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic and the 1918 influenza pandemic. The doctors’ speech-bubble quotes come directly from interviews.
Learn MoreAuthor: Josh Neufeld
October 12, 2020
Telemedicine for drug addiction treatment: A research roundup and 5 reporting tips
The move to telemedicine alleviates some longstanding barriers to treatment, but it also raises new questions, particularly as pandemic-related workplace closures and other stressors put people struggling with addiction at increased risk.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kristen Senz
September 28, 2020
Drug prices: Why prescription medicines remain unaffordable for many Americans
For journalists covering health care in the context of the election, it’s important to have a handle on the state of pharmaceutical prices in the United States.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kerry Dooley Young
August 23, 2020
Coronavirus vaccines: We address 3 big questions about safety, distribution and adoption
As journalists work to keep communities informed about COVID-19 vaccines, they need to consider questions about safety, distribution and adoption.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kerry Dooley Young
August 23, 2020
Reporting on coronavirus vaccines: 5 tips to help journalists inject audiences with the facts
To help reporters make sense of what’s known and yet to be learned about COVID-19 vaccines, Journalist’s Resource asked for insights from the experts.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kerry Dooley Young
July 27, 2020
The expanding role of Medicaid in US health care: A research roundup
This comprehensive explainer/roundup includes several summarized studies on the expanding role of Medicaid, as well as background info to help journalists understand and and report on the key debates about the program.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kerry Dooley Young
July 27, 2020
Covering Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic: 6 things journalists should know
This tip sheet, a companion to the research roundup, details six things journalists should know before tackling the topic in their news stories.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kerry Dooley Young
July 16, 2020
Elder abuse: What research says about prevalence, assessment and prevention
Journalist’s Resource summarizes several relevant studies on elder abuse, including a recent article on COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn MoreAuthor: Sari Boren
June 22, 2020
7 tips for journalists reporting on surprise medical bills
Many people in the United States face unexpected medical expenses despite having private insurance coverage, due to a phenomenon known as “surprise billing.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kerry Dooley Young
June 16, 2020
Surprise billing: Why consumers with medical insurance still may face major health care expenses
This research roundup/explainer introduces readers to the phenomenon of surprise billing and summarizes several studies on the topic.
Learn MoreAuthor: Kerry Dooley Young
June 12, 2020
Covering rural health care amid COVID-19: 4 tips from Carrie Henning-Smith
An assistant professor explains what she wants journalists to know when covering rural health and health care in the context of COVID-19.
Learn MoreAuthor: Sari Boren
June 10, 2020
Rural health care and COVID-19: A research roundup
This research roundup/explainer focuses on the state of rural health care and its capacity to respond to a pandemic.
Learn MoreAuthor: Sari Boren