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May 13 2020
Headline Roundup
CNN Updates Article After Original Portrayal of Data Drew Criticism
CNN updated an article detailing the results of a recent Gallup poll, following criticism from pundits and readers who said the network's initial coverage of the poll used the data misleadingly. CNN's first headline read "68% of Americans say a vaccine is needed before returning to normal life, new survey finds"; the story has since been updated, and is included below. Gallup described its
Reason


Dec 04 2020
Analysis
Pandemic Data Are Stalling Out
As expected, our picture of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in the past week is muddied by incomplete and delayed data, the result of the Thanksgiving holiday and long weekend. Although cases, tests, and deaths appear to have declined, we believe this is largely an artifact of data reporting and not reflective of the true toll the coronavirus is taking on the nation right now. The
The Atlantic
Oct 24 2020
News
Companies Grapple With Sustainability Data
A decade ago, Crown Holdings Inc. CCK -1.16% thought it would be risky to share data about its environmental footprint. Now the packaging maker considers it a business imperative.
“There’s always that hesitation to be transparent about all of your information,” says John Rost, vice president of sustainability and regulatory affairs at the Yardley Pa.-based company. “As we’ve seen the
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jun 19 2020
Analysis
The Perils of Data-Driven Politics
Numbers reveal a lot, but they do not contain the whole truth.
Data analysis was back in fashion again this spring, with a nation hanging on the shape of infection curves and the reliability of predictive mathematical models. Then, it was back out of fashion, as the lockdowns of March gave way to the primal street violence of May. Both experiences should humble our view of the power of
National Review
Aug 18 2022
News
Anti-Abortion Group’s Data Trove Represents ‘Serious Concern’ Post Roe
Heartbeat International, an Ohio-based nonprofit, has spent years collecting data on pregnant women to develop better ways to make sure women carry pregnancies to term and to persuade them from getting an abortion.
Based in Columbus, it says that it provides support services to the world’s largest network of “pro-life pregnancy resource centers,” which are also known as crisis
Bloomberg
Nov 14 2019
Fact Check
The Data on DACA and Crime
Hours before the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over whether the Trump administration could end a deferred deportation program for so-called “Dreamers,” the president tweeted that “some” of those receiving that protection “are very tough, hardened criminals.” But certain criminal activity, such as a felony or significant misdemeanor conviction, is grounds for denial or ejection from the
FactCheck.org
Jun 24 2022
Analysis
What the data show on striking down Roe
The Supreme Court has spoken: Abortion is no longer a constitutional right. This permits states to be the ultimate arbiter of abortion, creating a red and blue collage of abortion access across the nation.
Putting aside for the moment the moral, ethical and religious debates surrounding abortion, what does the data say that can help guide us as we move forward from this decision? Like
The Hill
Aug 12 2022
News
New data from several states show racial disparities in monkeypox infections
New data emerging from some states and localities closely tracking monkeypox outbreaks show extreme racial disparities that are alarming experts. In Georgia, 82% of people with the disease are Black. In North Carolina, it’s 70%. But in other places that have released detailed demographic data, there are fewer and sometimes no apparent racial or ethnic disparities in monkeypox cases.
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STAT
Aug 10 2022
News
Facebook gave police their private data. Now, this duo face abortion charges
In the wake of the supreme court’s upheaval of Roe v Wade, tech workers and privacy advocates expressed concerns about how the user data tech companies stored could be used against people seeking abortions.
When a Facebook staffer posed the dilemma to the chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, asking how the platform would protect the user data of individuals seeking abortion care,
The Guardian