Month: March 2014
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New CJR: How can academics contribute to the press?
My final column for CJR is about how social scientists can contribute to media coverage of politics. Here’s an excerpt: This is my last post for CJR’s United States Project—starting this month, I will instead serve as a contributor to David Leonhardt’s new data-driven site at the New York Times. As I shift roles in
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New study in Pediatrics on vaccine messaging
I have a new study on the effectiveness of vaccine messaging with Jason Reifler, Sean Richey, and Gary Freed that is out today in Pediatrics (pre-publication version): Effective Messages in Vaccine Promotion: A Randomized Trial Brendan Nyhan, Jason Reifler, Sean Richey, and Gary L. Freed Pediatrics; originally published online March 3, 2014; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2365 OBJECTIVES: