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The Reynolds Center has announced its 2009-10 free workshop schedule.
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The Reynolds Center registration for Fall 2009 free online seminars.
The Business Side of Sleep
By Jennifer Hopfinger
Fair Checking
By Alec Klein
Economic Perspective
By Dick Weiss
Putting Ideas in Order
By Kelly Carr
Covering Values is Not Where Business Journalism Excels
By Tim McGuire
Economic Perspective
By Dick Weiss
September 25, 2008
We live in tough economic times. But it’s always useful to provide balance by highlighting the constructive measures people are taking to cope. The stories presented here from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Sacramento Bee and The Sarasota Herald Tribune have credibility because of judicious use of statistics. And they have added readability by being fleshed out with the experiences of workers and employers.
Click here to send me an e-mail about great business stories you’ve written or seen. You could see your story touted here as one of the best in the nation.
Note: Each headline contains a link so you can read the stories online. Some sites will require you to register first. It's worth taking the time.
3 Bright spots pop up in gloomy job picture
Dale Kasler of The Sacramento Bee
Kasler finds some jobs in the Bee's region are still in demand despite the economic downturn. It’s helpful to point to bright spots to provide balance in the coverage. We’re all too prone to think the world is going to hell in a hand basket. Even if that’s true, it will take some time get there.
2 Working harder to work at all
Michael Pollick of The Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Pollick reports that those who lose their jobs have a hard time finding work, not surprising given what’s happening to Florida’s economy. But what a good newspaper can do is give readers a sense of possibility. So this report includes ways to navigate in the tough job market. For instance, you can go through a temp service, get hired as a temp, and then get your foot in the door for a full-time position.
1Rough road for car dealers
Matt Kempner of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Well, duh, I thought as I read the headline on this story. Car dealers will have a tough time in this economy. But Kempner makes this story compelling by sprinkling some revelatory information about how dealerships are trying new tactics. For instance, one group is moving away from commissions to higher salaries so it can keep its sales force intact and perhaps remove the temptation to push for quick and sleazy deals.
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Copyright © 2008 Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism
The Reynolds Center has announced its 2009-10 free workshop schedule.
Select a workshop and register from the drop-down menu below.
The Reynolds Center registration for Fall 2009 free online seminars.
By Jennifer Hopfinger
Fair Checking
By Alec Klein
Economic Perspective
By Dick Weiss
Putting Ideas in Order
By Kelly Carr
Covering Values is Not Where Business Journalism Excels
By Tim McGuire
Economic Perspective
By Dick Weiss
September 25, 2008
We live in tough economic times. But it’s always useful to provide balance by highlighting the constructive measures people are taking to cope. The stories presented here from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Sacramento Bee and The Sarasota Herald Tribune have credibility because of judicious use of statistics. And they have added readability by being fleshed out with the experiences of workers and employers.
Click here to send me an e-mail about great business stories you’ve written or seen. You could see your story touted here as one of the best in the nation.
Note: Each headline contains a link so you can read the stories online. Some sites will require you to register first. It's worth taking the time.
3 Bright spots pop up in gloomy job picture
Dale Kasler of The Sacramento Bee
Kasler finds some jobs in the Bee's region are still in demand despite the economic downturn. It’s helpful to point to bright spots to provide balance in the coverage. We’re all too prone to think the world is going to hell in a hand basket. Even if that’s true, it will take some time get there.
2 Working harder to work at all
Michael Pollick of The Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Pollick reports that those who lose their jobs have a hard time finding work, not surprising given what’s happening to Florida’s economy. But what a good newspaper can do is give readers a sense of possibility. So this report includes ways to navigate in the tough job market. For instance, you can go through a temp service, get hired as a temp, and then get your foot in the door for a full-time position.
1Rough road for car dealers
Matt Kempner of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Well, duh, I thought as I read the headline on this story. Car dealers will have a tough time in this economy. But Kempner makes this story compelling by sprinkling some revelatory information about how dealerships are trying new tactics. For instance, one group is moving away from commissions to higher salaries so it can keep its sales force intact and perhaps remove the temptation to push for quick and sleazy deals.
Copyright © 2008 Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism