How to Cover Academic Research Fraud and Errors – Shorenstein Center

 
In recent years, academic journals have retracted several thousand research papers, often because of ethics violations or fraud. Although retractions represent a very tiny fraction of all academic papers published, bad research can have big impacts. Some studies involve new drugs and medical interventions, for example, and government leaders create policies based on scientific findings in areas such as crime, education, road safety, pollution and economic development.
In this one-hour webinar, journalists will learn what constitutes research misconduct and why more newsrooms need to cover it. They’ll also get practical tips and resources to help them:
The event is free and open to everyone. Registration is required. Denise-Marie Ordway, managing editor of The Journalist’s Resource, will moderate.
Speakers:
Ivan Oransky, editor in chief of The Transmitter and a distinguished journalist in residence at New York University’s Carter Journalism Institute, where he teaches medical journalism. He’s also co-founder of Retraction Watch, which tracks scientific retractions globally.
Elisabeth Bik, a microbiologist and world-renowned science integrity consultant. As of November 2023, her work has resulted in 1,069 retractions and 1,008 corrections, according to her blog, Science Integrity Digest.
Jodi S. Cohen, a national award-winning reporter at ProPublica whose investigation, “The $3 Million Research Breakdown,” exposed misconduct in a psychiatric research study at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a Harvard Kennedy School research center dedicated to exploring and illuminating the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice. The Center strives to bridge the gap between journalists and scholars, and between them and the public.
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