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Find minority-owned business angles as the country commemorates MLK 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
By Flickr user NCRC As the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic speech in Washington, D.C. is observed nationwide this week, it’s worth noting the strides that have, and have not, be...
Local business sections suck. There. I said it. 27 Aug 2013 | 03:22 pm
Chardon area residents soon will wake up to the smell of coffee perking at a new Bob Evans. (News-Herald [Ohio]) Longmont transportation planner Phil Greenwald said the focus appeared to be on more c...
Jobs and workplace trends stories will dominate Labor Day coverage 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Potential future employees wait for interviews at a job fair. Photo by Flickr user mjcrodez The Labor Day holiday is both a wind-up to many facets of summer and a launch pad for fall’s accelerated bu...
Social Media ROI for Journalists: Self-guided training 22 Aug 2013 | 11:29 pm
This session, “Social Media ROI for Journalists,” was first offered as part of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association’s annual conference on Aug. 24, 2013. Missed the live session? Chec...
Coupon trends show fewer clipping, more digital discounts 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Photo by Flickr user IBM Curiosity Shop Buyers love a bargain, and indeed it seems that U.S. consumers have become conditioned to withhold purchasing until they feel they’re getting a hefty percentag...
The Energy Revolution: Self-guided training 22 Aug 2013 | 07:50 am
This image is from a music video by ProPublica. Its coverage of fracking is at http://www.propublica.org/series/fracking This session, “The Energy Revolution: Finding Powerful Stories Everywhere,” wa...
How an aspiring business journalist regained hope in the industry 22 Aug 2013 | 01:07 am
DiAngelea Millar at the Los Angles Times I spent nights at movie premiers and advanced screenings. I met the hunky Shemar Moore, spoke to a former heroin addict turned celebrity tattoo artist and fol...
As harvest time looms, food and agriculture stories are ripening 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
By Flickr user Wal-Mart. The 2013 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour kicked off this week, and while that may sound something like a golf tournament with a down-home sponsor, it’s really a sign that summer...
More back-to-school story ideas: The impact of child care costs 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Photo by Flickr user Mastcharter Sometimes you can’t stop thinking about the ones that got away — and sometimes you get another chance to take a run at them. Early this summer I belatedly read some ...
How companies woo consumers as alternatives to cable TV expand 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Photo by Ian Broyles As the season of self-indulgence draws near to a close, many consumers who splurged over the summer start to hitch up their belts and take stock of the household budget going in...
