As opposed to a list of documents to read, what would you nominate as the list of concepts journalism students should be exposed to? Here’s a quick sample:
* Institutional culture
* Regression toward the mean
* Moral hazard
* Expected value (of an uncertain outcome)
* Present value (of a stream of gains and losses over time)
* Statistical control
* Correlation v. causation
* Benefit-cost analysis and willingness-to-pay
* Cost-effectiveness
* Separation of powers
* Mill’s “harm principle”
* Rent-seeking
…* Opportunity cost
* Cognitive dissonance
* Milgram experiment
Here’s the original reading list.