Uber, Airbnb and consequences of the sharing economy: Research roundup
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The leading businesses that are advancing the concept of the “sharing economy” are in many respects no longer insurgents and newcomers. The size and scale of...
View ArticleDo body cameras change how police interact with the public?
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Police use of force has been heavily scrutinized for more than a year after fatal police encounters with unarmed black men in New York City, Ferguson, Mo.,...
View ArticleStudent learning with laptops: Measuring the effectiveness of laptops in...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The issue: Questions about how to use limited financial resources vex school administrators and local governments across the country. Computer technology is...
View ArticleExcessive or reasonable force by police? Research on law enforcement and...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Allegations of the use of excessive force by U.S. police departments continue to generate headlines more than two decades after the 1992 Los Angeles riots...
View ArticleFirst-time international reporting: Tips from a former foreign correspondent
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email This tip sheet is designed for journalists with no experience reporting abroad who want a primer on how to prepare. At the bottom of this page is a list of...
View ArticleGirls in blue-collar communities face poorer job prospects
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The issue: For decades, educators and legislators in the United States have debated how to balance vocational, skills-based training with college-preparatory...
View ArticleSmartphone users trust strangers less: New research
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The Issue: Need directions? Or a restaurant recommendation? These days, you’d probably seek help on your smartphone — a handy know-it-all device that can spit...
View ArticleJournalism branding: Impact on reporters’ personal identities
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email It’s common for a news agency to request or require its journalists to use social media to promote their work and help market the company brand. Often,...
View ArticleAmtrak safety, rail transit and Positive Train Control: Research roundup
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email In December 2017, an Amtrak train derailed after traveling too fast on a curve in Washington, killing or injuring dozens of people. In May 2015, a train derailed...
View ArticleA week in a day for HIV medications
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email A new delivery system for HIV medications could allow once-a-week consumption of drugs typically taken daily. The issue: Antiretroviral therapy, the recommended...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about the microbiome
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email What is the microbiome? Like it or not, your body is teeming with trillions of bugs — microbial cells, that is. Thinking about these bacteria and other...
View ArticleOnline schools: Students’ performance often falls behind kids at other public...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email As states and school districts consider closing public schools amid the coronavirus pandemic, educators are debating moving instruction from classrooms to...
View ArticleHow the Internet of Things poses a threat to journalists
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email “R2D2, you know better than to trust a strange computer!” – C3PO in “The Empire Strikes Back” In its 2021 World Press Freedom Index, which ranks countries and...
View ArticleResearch: Artificial intelligence can fuel racial bias in health care, but...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Artificial intelligence has come to stay in the health care industry. The term refers to a constellation of computational tools that can comb through vast troves...
View Article6 ways the Internet of Things poses security threats to journalists
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email “And far away, as Frodo put on the Ring […] The Dark Lord was suddenly aware of him, and his Eye piercing all shadows looked across the plain to the door that he...
View ArticleResearchers compare AI policies and guidelines at 52 news organizations...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email In July 2022, just a few newsrooms around the world had guidelines or policies for how their journalists and editors could use digital tools that run on...
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