Lifting Journalism by Knowing What Readers Are Looking For Claudio E. Cabrera, who specializes in search engine optimization, describes how he keeps track of what’s hot in search and how that informs coverage — and what the limits are. Read More…
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Still Separate, Still Unequal: Teaching about School Segregation and Educational Inequality Although many students learn about the struggles to desegregate schools in the civil rights era, segregation as a current reality is largely absent from the curriculum. This teaching resource uses Times articles and Op-Eds to investigate the issue… Read More…
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Finding Meaning and Happiness in Old Age Authors of two books about aging pass along some of the wisdom of the oldest old about what brings meaning and pleasure to their twilight years. Read More…
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The Week in Tech: Can You Put a Price on Your Personal Data? New legislation could tell you how much your data is worth. But you might be disappointed by the price tag. Read More…
Read moreHackers Hit Global Telcos in Espionage Campaign: Cyber Research Firm Hackers have broken into the systems of more than a dozen global telecoms companies and taken large amounts of personal and corporate data, researchers from a cyber security company said on Tuesday, identifying links to previous Chinese cyber-espi… Read More…
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IMDb Lists Transgender Stars’ Birth Names; Hollywood Coalition Protests The actors’ union is mounting a legal challenge that has now been joined by Glaad and other advocacy groups. Read More…
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Contraception for Teenagers Although teenage pregnancy rates have declined, too many teens still use birth control methods incorrectly or inconsistently. Read More…
Read moreWhat the SEC’s New ‘Best Interest’ Rule Means for You The SEC recently passed new regulations it says will ensure that brokers act in their clients’ “best interest.” But what does that mean for you? Read More…
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The Messy Reality Inside the Pentagon, Captured in Fiction Kathleen McInnis discusses her new novel, which looks at the Pentagon’s civilian force, its work-life balance and the American national-security system. Read More…
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The Secret to Good Health May Be a Walk in the Park In Minneapolis-St. Paul, the nation’s healthiest urban region, almost everyone lives within a 10-minute walk of a good public park. Shouldn’t we all? Read More…
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