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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.
Covering Small Businesses
By Amy Eagleburger
Writing for the Masses
By Dick Weiss
Business Journals Rising
By Henry Dubroff
A Retrospective on Business Investigations
By Alec Klein
Don't Blame the Bloggers
By Michelle Leder
Writing for the Masses
By Dick Weiss
July 16, 2008
Who says business news tends to be dry or aimed at a narrow audience? Three recent examples debunk that myth. Each takes a different approach to people’s lives in the workplace both as employers and employees in factories and on farms.
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 Oregon agriculture faces migrant crackdowns
Esmeralda Bermudez of The Portland Oregonian
The crackdown on illegal immigration has become a hot topic among farmers in Oregon heavily dependent on migrant workers, Bermudez reports. With more than half of migrant workers estimated to be illegal, farmers face a sudden shortage of workers and they're trying to figure out how to fill the void. Bermudez says some are turning to technology and mechanization to make their operations less labor-dependent. Bermudez does a nice job analyzing and predicting the ripple effect on the economy and by using statistics, the point of view of experts and the real-life experiences of those involved.
2 The Great Depression: Surviving tougher times
Jessie-Lynne Kerr of The Florida Times-Union
You think the economy's bad now? Think what people had to put up with during the Great Depression. Kerr did just that as she has Jacksonville oldtimers tell us about those tough days in the 1930s. The story puts a nice touch of perspective on today's problems. Kerr gets out of the way of her subjects mainly and just lets them share their memories.
1 On the job, their Way
Chris Serres of The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Serres writes about workplace tensions over immigrant workers who bring different cultural and religious traditions with them to Minnesota employers. The story raises employer-employee issues that range from what rules can be imposed for clothing styles to whether companies need to offer prayer breaks in the same way a company allows bathroom breaks. Note how Serres effectively shifts perspectives and provides historical background that helps readers understand all sides of the issues.
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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 Amy Eagleburger
Writing for the Masses
By Dick Weiss
Business Journals Rising
By Henry Dubroff
A Retrospective on Business Investigations
By Alec Klein
Don't Blame the Bloggers
By Michelle Leder
Writing for the Masses
By Dick Weiss
July 16, 2008
Who says business news tends to be dry or aimed at a narrow audience? Three recent examples debunk that myth. Each takes a different approach to people’s lives in the workplace both as employers and employees in factories and on farms.
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 Oregon agriculture faces migrant crackdowns
Esmeralda Bermudez of The Portland Oregonian
The crackdown on illegal immigration has become a hot topic among farmers in Oregon heavily dependent on migrant workers, Bermudez reports. With more than half of migrant workers estimated to be illegal, farmers face a sudden shortage of workers and they're trying to figure out how to fill the void. Bermudez says some are turning to technology and mechanization to make their operations less labor-dependent. Bermudez does a nice job analyzing and predicting the ripple effect on the economy and by using statistics, the point of view of experts and the real-life experiences of those involved.
2 The Great Depression: Surviving tougher times
Jessie-Lynne Kerr of The Florida Times-Union
You think the economy's bad now? Think what people had to put up with during the Great Depression. Kerr did just that as she has Jacksonville oldtimers tell us about those tough days in the 1930s. The story puts a nice touch of perspective on today's problems. Kerr gets out of the way of her subjects mainly and just lets them share their memories.
1 On the job, their Way
Chris Serres of The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Serres writes about workplace tensions over immigrant workers who bring different cultural and religious traditions with them to Minnesota employers. The story raises employer-employee issues that range from what rules can be imposed for clothing styles to whether companies need to offer prayer breaks in the same way a company allows bathroom breaks. Note how Serres effectively shifts perspectives and provides historical background that helps readers understand all sides of the issues.
Copyright © 2008 Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism