Services for Journalists

PRB provides data, data interpretation, and assistance with key demographic terms to print and broadcast media worldwide. Our demographers and information specialists respond daily to reporters who need data, analysis, or just a good quote on a range of global topics, including women's health, population policy, and demographic trends. We also provide quick reference to population and development sources and experts outside of PRB. Requests for assistance may be made by telephone, e-mail, or fax. Go to Media Contacts for more information.

Doing Research?

PRB has a wealth of information to help you with your research. In addition to hundreds of Web-exclusive articles and reports indexed by topic, country, and world region, you can find data and analysis in many more formats on PRB's websites, from ready-made PowerPoint graphics to customized maps and charts, from webcasts of presentations and seminars to blogs about current events. More

Webcasts and Audiocasts

•  "HIV/AIDS and Older Persons in the Developing World," interview with John Knodel, research professor emeritus at the Population Studies Center and professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Michigan, Nov. 2, 2009
•  PRB Video Series, "Distilled Demographics: Deciphering Population Pyramids," with Carl Haub, senior demographer, PRB, October, 2009
• "Youth Bulges, Urbanization, and Conflict," Interview With Henrik Urdal, International Peace Research Institute, Aug. 28, 2009
•  2009 World Population Data Sheet Press Briefing: "As World Population Approaches 7 Billion, the Youth Population Is More and More Concentrated in Africa and Asia," Aug. 12, 2009 
• "Africa's Future: Improving the Health of Mothers and Children," John Bongaarts, vice president and distinguished scholar at the Population Council; Jotham Musinguzi, regional director of Partners in Population and Development, Africa Regional Office in Uganda; and Nafissatou (Nafy) Diop, reproductive health and family planning technical advisor and country director for the Population Council in Senegal, June 5, 2009
• "Health Effect of Marriage and Other Social Relationships," interview with Linda Waite, Lucy Flower Professor in Urban Sociology and director of the Center on Aging at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, June 1, 2009
• "Family Planning and Economic Well-Being: New Evidence From Bangladesh," interview with Jay Gribble, vice president of International Programs at PRB, June 4, 2009
• "Building Ethiopia's Consortium for Integration of Population, Health, and Environment," interview with CIPHE coordinator Negash Teklu, May 22, 2009
•  "Climate Change and Urban Adapatation: Managing Unavoidable Health Risks in Developing Countries," symposium held in Washington, D.C., on May 15, 2009
• "The Effects of Smoking on Trends in U.S. Mortality at Older Ages," interview with Samuel Preston, professor of demography, University of Pennsylvania, April 16, 2009. 
• "U.S. Adult Mortality and Health Trends in an International Context," interview with Eileen Crimmins, Davis School of Gerontology, UCLA, April 16, 2009.
• "Cognitive Impairment and Decline," interview with Kenneth Langa, University of Michigan School of Medicine and Institute for Social Research, March 27, 2009.
• "Family Planning Saves Lives," interview with Rhonda Smith, lead author of Family Planning Saves Lives  and associate vice president of International Programs at PRB, March 10, 2009 
•  "The World in 2050: A Scientific Investigation of the Impact of Global Population Changes on a Divided Planet," The Fred H. Bixby Forum, Jan. 23-24, 2009, Berkeley, CA
•  "International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation," interview with Berhane Ras-Work, founding president of Inter-African Committee, Feb. 3, 2009
•  "Making the Case for U.S. International Family Planning Assistance," interview with Steven Sinding, senior scholar at the Guttmacher Institute, Jan. 15, 2009
• "2008 Africa Population Data Sheet," interview with Alex Ezeh, executive director of African Population and Health Research Center, Oct. 30, 2008
•  "Finding and Using the Best Immigration Data Resources," seminar sponsored by the Migration Policy Institute and the Population Reference Bureau, Oct. 16, 2008 
•  "Strengthening Marriage and Family Programs Through Research and Practice Partnerships," seminar sponsored by Bowling Green State University's National Center for Marriage Research and the Population Reference Bureau, Oct. 2, 2008 
•  "Recent Trends in U.S. Mortality and Population Aging," interview with Ron Lee, professor of demography and economics, Stanford University 
•  "U.S. Trends in Disability in Late-Life," interview with Linda Martin, Senior Fellow, RAND Corporation 
•  "2008 World Population Data Sheet Press Briefing: "Global Demographic Divide Widens" 
•  "Disability, Elderly Health, and Obesity," interview with Jay Bhattacharya, assistant professor of medicine, Stanford University, Aug. 1, 2008 
•  "Next Steps in Controlling HIV in Africa: Behavior, Biology, or Both?" Symposium held in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2008
•  "Best Practices in Research: Translation and Dissemination," panel discussion with Christine Bachrach, Ellen Carnevale, John Haaga, and Wendy Manning, March 19, 2008
• "How Older U.S. Women Can Shield Themselves From Poverty," interview with Timothy Smeeding, Feb. 23, 2008 
•  "Improving Early Childhood Nutrition Has Long-Term Economic Benefits," interview with Reynaldo Martorell, Jan. 23, 2008 
•  "Demography and Policy: What Can the Discipline Do to Solve the Human Predicament?" Presentation by Paul Ehrlich, Sept. 28, 2007 
•  2007 World Population Data Sheet Press Briefing: "Malnutrition Is a Major Contributor to Child Deaths," Aug. 16, 2007
•  "Growing Old in America: What You Need to Know About the Health and Retirement Study," Symposium held in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2007
•  "Confronting Chronic Diseases: Are We Prepared?" Symposium held in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2007
•  "Is Low Birth Weight a Cause of Problems, or a Symptom of Them?" Symposium held in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2007
• "The U.S. at 300 Million", Symposium Held in Washington, DC, on Oct. 5, 2006
•  "2006 World Population Data Sheet Press Briefing" (August 2006)

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  Press Releases
•  PRB 2009 World Population Data Sheet: As World Population Approaches 7 Billion, the Youth Population Is More and More Concentrated in Africa and Asia (August 2009) 
•  Family Planning Saves Lives of Millions of Women and Children Every Year (March 2009)
•  James Gribble Appointed Vice President, International Programs, PRB (November 2008)
•  Africa Faces Mixed Progress, Daunting Challenges, in Improving Population Well-Being (October 2008)
•  PRB 2008 World Population Data Sheet: Global Demographic Divide Widens (August 2008)
•  PRB 2007 World Population Data Sheet: Malnutrition Is Still a Major Contributor to Child Deaths (August 2007)
•  PRB to Resume Publication of "New and Noteworthy in Nutrition" newsletter (April 2007)

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