Using Research to Keep Politicians Honest: A free online training | Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy

Using Academic Research to Keep Politicians Honest

50-minute session

 Online training

A free online training session for journalists across beats

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 noon ET Online Zoom Registration required

Academic studies provide the kind of high-quality evidence journalists need to ground their public policy coverage. This 50-minute training session will show reporters, editors and columnists how research can be a powerful tool for holding governments and politicians accountable and fighting disinformation. Denise-Marie Ordway, the managing editor of The Journalist’s Resource, housed at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, will lead the training, covering such topics as: How to tell good studies from questionable ones. The dos and don’ts of explaining study findings to your audience. Where journalists on deadline should look to find the “golden nuggets” in lengthy research articles. Registration is required. You'll receive details on how to join the online training session prior to the event. Denise-Marie Ordway joined The Journalist’s Resource in 2015 after reporting for newspapers and radio stations in the U.S. and Central America. She was a 2014-15 Fellow of Harvard’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism and serves on the board of directors to the national Education Writers Association. Register now

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