The winners of the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Explanatory Reporting on renewable energy goals in Oregon and Washington that were falling short. Plus, 3 tips from their reporting.
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Hannah Dreier of the New York Times on Wildland Firefighters and the Deadly Smoke Risks They Face
The winner of the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting discusses how she did her investigation on maskless wildland firefighters. Plus, 5 tips from her reporting.
The winner of the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting discusses how she did her investigation on maskless wildland firefighters. Plus, 5 tips from her reporting.
Federal Surveillance Tools and Tactics: An Explainer
Agents and officers for federal border patrol and immigration enforcement have reportedly used various technologies to monitor the public during recent immigration protests.
Agents and officers for federal border patrol and immigration enforcement have reportedly used various technologies to monitor the public during recent immigration protests.
4 Takeaways on the Economic Consequences of the Iran War
Economic uncertainty, windfalls for oil producers, how businesses communicate with the president and artificial intelligence — check out the insights from our webinar with EconoFact.
Economic uncertainty, windfalls for oil producers, how businesses communicate with the president and artificial intelligence — check out the insights from our webinar with EconoFact.
Want to Understand Immigration Enforcement in 2026? Read These 5 Reports
An immigration scholar highlights five reports with three takeaways each — and makes a case for reading deeply instead of reacting to chaos.
An immigration scholar highlights five reports with three takeaways each — and makes a case for reading deeply instead of reacting to chaos.
5 Tips for Reporting on Crime Data
In our recent webinar, an accomplished criminal justice researcher and two reporters from The Trace shared expert advice for finding and reporting on gun violence data.
In our recent webinar, an accomplished criminal justice researcher and two reporters from The Trace shared expert advice for finding and reporting on gun violence data.
Hope: A Research-Based Explainer
Hope is complex, but as we embark on another challenging year of news, it’s important for journalists to learn about it. We’ve gathered several studies below to help you think more deeply about hope and recognize its role in our everyday lives.
Hope is complex, but as we embark on another challenging year of news, it’s important for journalists to learn about it. We’ve gathered several studies below to help you think more deeply about hope and recognize its role in our everyday lives.
Debt Collection Lawsuits Are Rising in U.S. States. Here’s What You Need to Know to Report on Them.
We break down what reporters need to know about recent research on debt collection lawsuits, racial and ethnic disparities in judgments, and one big slice of consumer debt: medical debt.
We break down what reporters need to know about recent research on debt collection lawsuits, racial and ethnic disparities in judgments, and one big slice of consumer debt: medical debt.
Q&A: W. Kip Viscusi on How the US Government Assigns Monetary Value to Human Life
As a major federal agency reportedly plans to move away from putting dollar figures on the health benefits of some regulations, the economist who developed those metrics weighs in.
As a major federal agency reportedly plans to move away from putting dollar figures on the health benefits of some regulations, the economist who developed those metrics weighs in.
Changing K-12 School Vaccination Requirements: A Primer and Research Roundup
We examine research to help journalists report on strategies to increase childhood vaccinations as the political divide in Americans' attitudes toward vaccines widens.
We examine research to help journalists report on strategies to increase childhood vaccinations as the political divide in Americans’ attitudes toward vaccines widens.
Dietary Supplements: Key Facts, Research Studies, and Advice for Journalists
With the continued popularity of dietary supplements, we’ve curated credible sources of information, fact-checked data and peer-reviewed research, and interviewed a leading researcher who studies supplements, to help you report accurately on what’s known and unknown about the products.
With the continued popularity of dietary supplements, we’ve curated credible sources of information, fact-checked data and peer-reviewed research, and interviewed a leading researcher who studies supplements, to help you report accurately on what’s known and unknown about the products.
Many College Students Don’t Get Enough to Eat. Use These Story Ideas to Examine Food Insecurity in Higher Education.
We offer story ideas to help journalists report on food insecurity among US college students, including what works to combat it.
We offer story ideas to help journalists report on food insecurity among US college students, including what works to combat it.
The Expansion: How Sports Betting Spread Across the U.S.
Part two in a five-part graphical series on sports betting since the Supreme Court in 2018 allowed states to legalize it.
Part two in a five-part graphical series on sports betting since the Supreme Court in 2018 allowed states to legalize it.
Sin Taxes: How Sports Betting Tax Revenues Compare with Those from Alcohol and Tobacco Sales
Part four in a five-part graphical series on sports betting since the Supreme Court in 2018 allowed states to legalize it.
Part four in a five-part graphical series on sports betting since the Supreme Court in 2018 allowed states to legalize it.
Sports Integrity: What Is It, Why Does It Matter and How Does Gambling Affect It?
Part five in a five-part graphical series on sports betting since the Supreme Court in 2018 allowed states to legalize it.
Part five in a five-part graphical series on sports betting since the Supreme Court in 2018 allowed states to legalize it.
Student Absences Spiked in California, Test Scores Fell in Florida Amid Surge in US Immigration Enforcement
New studies look at how the 2025 immigration crackdown has affected students in southern California and a large Florida county. Plus, 3 tips for improving news coverage of the topic.
New studies look at how the 2025 immigration crackdown has affected students in southern California and a large Florida county. Plus, 3 tips for improving news coverage of the topic.