Three data experts explain the critical consequences of the manipulation and removal of federal data in recent months.

It’s important for journalists to be aware of predatory journals because such journals pose a threat for the integrity of ...

Although media portrayals of eating disorders traditionally focus on girls and women, these serious mental health conditions also affect boys and men. For decades, researchers have focused mostly on ...

There are substantial differences in the amount, content and characteristics of research papers that Democratic and Republican congressional committees and right- or left-leaning think tanks cite in ...

About 40% of all undergraduate students in the U.S. attend community colleges, which typically offer the courses students need to complete either an associate degree or the first half of a bachelor’s ...

News audiences, by and large, want journalists to disclose when they use artificial intelligence in their work. That’s the big takeaway from recent surveys led by Trusting News, a nonprofit that helps ...

An earlier version of this post about ICE arrest data first appeared on Austin Kocher’s Substack page. We’ve lightly edited it for style and republished it here with his permission. Which numbers are ...

Unlocked is a new series focused on explaining U.S. federal government systems, structures, and processes. This Medicaid explainer is part of that series, which is produced by The Journalist’s ...

The number of people held in immigration detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement essentially flatlined this month. The total detained population—counted as beds occupied at midnight on a ...

Newsroom leaders have heralded artificial intelligence tools as having the potential to remake journalism — for example, by allowing journalists to spend less time on mundane tasks, such as scouring ...

A recent systematic review and meta-analysis of dozens of studies suggests that more exposure to fluoride may be linked to lower intelligence scores in children, adding to the ongoing debates over ...

From the Federal Reserve to the Bureau of Economic Analysis to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are a variety of free federal sources journalists can turn to for high-quality data on the U.S.