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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.

Despite the hype, optimism and legislation involving the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, researchers warn that th...
11/24/2025

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.

As municipalities face potential cuts to federal funding for addressing homelessness, we dig into the research on what w...
11/21/2025

As municipalities face potential cuts to federal funding for addressing homelessness, we dig into the research on what works to help people achieve permanent housing.

As municipalities across the U.S. federal funding cuts, we dig into the research on what works to help people achieve permanent housing.

The ninth annual Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report warns of accelerating health threats, from heat de...
11/20/2025

The ninth annual Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report warns of accelerating health threats, from heat deaths to wildfire smoke, and highlights policy backsliding, including U.S. withdrawal from major climate agreements.

It’s a world in turmoil, according to the report, representing the work of 128 experts from 71 institutions, and the most comprehensive report to date. For the past several years, the Lancet medical journal has been publishing an in-depth annual report tracking the impact of climate change on global health.

To help journalists localize coverage of this year’s report, we’re sharing several story ideas.



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It’s important for journalists to pay attention to the report because it connects global warming to harms unfolding in communities.

In this research-based explainer, we take a deep dive into , how common they are, potential causes, prevention efforts ...
11/19/2025

In this research-based explainer, we take a deep dive into , how common they are, potential causes, prevention efforts and available treatments.

New evidence suggests that introducing common sources of food allergies in the first year of life is associated with reductions in new cases in children. But prevention is only part of the story.

We explain how ACA health insurance marketplaces work, why enrollment has grown recently, what's at the heart of the US ...
11/18/2025

We explain how ACA health insurance marketplaces work, why enrollment has grown recently, what's at the heart of the US government shutdown and what's at stake for consumers.

Here's how ACA marketplaces work, why enrollment has grown recently and what's at the heart of the US government shutdown.

These four details, sometimes missing from news coverage, will help your audiences gauge their level of risk in potentia...
11/17/2025

These four details, sometimes missing from news coverage, will help your audiences gauge their level of risk in potentially hazardous situations.

Include these four details, sometimes missing from news coverage, to help audiences understand risks to their health and safety.

President Donald Trump has deployed or threatened to deploy National Guard troops to several major U.S. cities. Journali...
11/14/2025

President Donald Trump has deployed or threatened to deploy National Guard troops to several major U.S. cities. Journalists who know the history and legal authorities of these troops can offer audiences context on the deployments.

President Trump has deployed or threatened to deploy the National Guard to U.S. cities. Learn the history and legal authorities of these troops.

New evidence suggests that introducing common sources of food allergies in the first year of life is associated with red...
11/13/2025

New evidence suggests that introducing common sources of food allergies in the first year of life is associated with reductions in new cases in children. But prevention is only part of the story.



New evidence suggests that introducing common sources of food allergies in the first year of life is associated with reductions in new cases in children. But prevention is only part of the story.

Imagine how you’d react if you were at the beach planning to play in the waves with your best friend’s kids when you hea...
11/11/2025

Imagine how you’d react if you were at the beach planning to play in the waves with your best friend’s kids when you hear this news on the radio: Shark attacks have tripled over the last three years on a stretch of shoreline that includes the beach you’re standing on.

Some people might respond by staying out of the ocean. Some might leave and avoid the beach completely.

But what if the radio journalist added that three shark attacks were reported to authorities last year, up from one attack three years earlier? Or that sharks had attacked only young adults riding surf or boogie boards more than 50 feet from shore?

What if the news story also mentioned that the number of visitors to this shoreline has more than tripled in recent years thanks to beach improvements and the opening of new resorts, restaurants and tourist attractions?

These details make a big difference in how the public interprets and responds to news about threats to personal health and safety.



Include these four details, sometimes missing from news coverage, to help audiences understand risks to their health and safety.

In this August 2023 piece, we look at recent research on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a major componen...
11/10/2025

In this August 2023 piece, we look at recent research on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a major component of the farm bill.



We take a look at recent research on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a major part of the farm bill.

NEW: 🔍 Understanding Food Allergies in Children This explainer takes a deep dive into various aspects of food allergies ...
11/07/2025

NEW: 🔍 Understanding Food Allergies in Children

This explainer takes a deep dive into various aspects of food allergies in children, backed by evidence-based research.

Why it matters:
This topic matters because it touches on prevention and equity. Food allergy isn’t just a medical issue; it’s a family, public health and policy issue.

Key takeaways:
• Amplify not only what works (early food introduction guidelines) but also who’s being left behind.
• Ask: Are schools and childcare settings equipped (staff training, epinephrine access, allergen-safe protocols)?
• Consider: How are racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities showing up in allergy diagnostics, treatment access, and outcomes?

➡️ For a deeper dive, check out the full explainer 👇



New evidence suggests that introducing common sources of food allergies in the first year of life is associated with reductions in new cases in children. But prevention is only part of the story.

NEW: The Supreme Court’s latest tariff case could reshape how much power presidents have — and what counts as a “major q...
11/05/2025

NEW: The Supreme Court’s latest tariff case could reshape how much power presidents have — and what counts as a “major question.”

Today, the Court is hearing Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, a case testing whether the president can use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs.

At stake: not only President Trump’s tariff regime, but the balance of power between Congress, the executive branch, and federal agencies that make up what scholars call the administrative state.

In a new piece for The Journalist’s Resource, senior editor Clark Merrefield shares three key takeaways for journalists covering this case and others involving executive power:

1️⃣ The “administrative state” has existed since the nation’s founding — it’s not a “deep state.”
2️⃣ A ruling against Trump wouldn’t end tariffs altogether — other trade laws could still apply.
3️⃣ The justices’ questions during oral arguments may reveal whether the Court views tariffs as a foreign or domestic policy issue — and how that shapes its application of the major questions doctrine.

🧠 Co-hosted with Econofact, the webinar behind this piece featured experts Naomi Lamoreaux (Yale), Oren Tamir (University of Arizona), and Michael Klein (Tufts University).

📖 Read the full piece: https://journalistsresource.org/economics/supreme-court-administrative-state-tariff-webinar/

Here's what journalists covering the legal saga over Trump administration tariffs need to know from our webinar with Econofact.

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