Additional tools and resources available to reporters

From the SciLine toolkit: Evidence-based reporting tools and tips for 2025

A variety of free, evidence-based resources is available to help you in your reporting on the presidential transition. This includes tools that will help you find sources and data, trainings to hone your science reporting skills, and summaries of evidence relevant to current legislative and political issues.

The Journalist’s Resource offers research guides to topics in the news, like this roundup of studies and answers to common questions about fluoride in water.

The Association of Health Care Journalists publishes tip sheets on timely subjects, such as the potential loss of health insurance if funding is cut for Affordable Care Act tax credits or Medicaid. They also host webinars on topics to help journalists cover topics like vaccine policy and the powers of the Health and Human Services secretary.

The Open Notebook runs self-directed, online science journalism classes, and has an array of guides relevant to issue-focused reporting during the presidential transition, such as these focused on health care for trans youth and critically evaluating claims.

There are a range of expert source databases, such as 500 Queer Scientists, 500 Women Scientists, and the NPR Diverse Sources Database to help you find sources who can deepen your coverage with expertise. (The NPR database is no longer being updated but is still a rich resource.)

Climate Central provides localized data and graphics that can enrich your coverage with concrete evidence on climate change and that can put climate policy stories into context. They also offer a range of tools and reports on climate change impacts.

The Conversation features expert commentary on current issues, including evidence on topics like inflation and flood monitoring.

The Society of Environmental Journalists has compiled a guide to environment and energy topics in 2025, such as background on the state of charging stations for electric vehicles in the United States.