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The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is now on Facebook!
To celebrate, we’re holding a competition. The Reynolds Center is always looking for new ways to help journalists, so starting Aug. 17, the first 100 people to do the following will be eligible for a prize:

1. Become a fan of the Reynolds Center page on Facebook AND then

2. On our wall:

- Post a suggestion for a tool or resource that would help you cover business
OR
- Link to a tool or resource that you’ve found helpful in reporting on business

The first 100 new fans to post to the Reynolds Center wall will be entered into a drawing for a satchel filled with books that no business journalist’s library should be without. We’ll contact the winner through Facebook for his/her mailing information and announce the lucky winner on Facebook and Twitter.
So check out our page here, become a fan and start gaining the resources to become a better business journalist.

According to Lakers fans, there's no recession

The Los Angeles Times reports that after the Lakers' victory Sunday night, the three Team LA merchandise stores pulled in 14 times what they did when the Lakers won a championship in 2002.

And the retailer's Web site had its best day ever, passing the previous high by 650 percent.

The article, written by Reynolds Center and Los Angeles Times intern W.J. Hennigan, takes a look at this spike in sales after the Lakers clinched another championship title.

View the story here.