Wednesday's Wake Up Call!: Debt deal made -- now what?

It's time to analyze this week's national debt ceiling bill and see how cuts and spending freezes will affect your town.

SNA shares lessons learned on economic reporting

"Focus on the family" was a theme at the group's spring Specialized Reporting Institute and at a webinar last week recapping the findings. Story ideas and more.

Monday's Wake Up Call! Are homeowners not worried about foreclosures?

As the New York Times points out this weekend, homeowners aren't so worried about their homes going into foreclosure.

Free webinars June 23-24 offer tips on econ reporting

The Associated Press and APME offer a free webinar on explaning the U.S. financial crisis to readers.

Wednesday's Wake Up Call!: Do you have a 'superjob'?

Ways to localize the trend of the "superjob" and help readers who may be dealing with them.

Friday's Wake Up Call! How much will your readers spend on their sweetheart?

The average person spends $116 for Valentine's Day, according to the Today show.

Wednesday's Wake Up Call!: Is the job market opening up?

A report released today shows hundreds of thousands of job created in the U.S. last month. What's the climate in your area?

Tuesday's Wake Up Call! Housing prices fall in key cities

Today new housing numbers were released and the price of homes in 20 major cities dropped 1.3 percent when compared to a month earlier. Experts were hopeful that the number would be flat this month.

Wednesday's Wake Up Call!: Millions to lose jobless benefits

Unemployment checks start to lapse this week -- no doubt affecting many of your readers. Some localization tips.

Friday's Wake Up Call: Tax issues could hit charities hard

Charities are concerned that the wealthy may not give this year like they have in the past because of worries over future taxes and the end of other tax breaks.

Friday's Wake Up Call! What will newly elected do about jobs?

Today, October's jobs report is due out and the picture again isn't expected to change.

Monday's Wake Up Call! How will voters view TARP?

The program did wonders for banks and now has many of the most-well known ones seeing billions of green again.

Wednesday's Wake Up Call!: The recession is over!

The question is, do your readers care, or believe the news? Why or why not?

Monday's Wake Up Call! Will economy hurt political fund raising?

The USA Today is reporting this morning that fundraising for the November election is topping records and that more than $1.2 billion has already been raised, beating the 2006 total already of $886 million.

Friday's Wake Up Call! Median household income drops

Americans saw their income fall less than 1 percent last year and senior citizens saw a somewhat significant increase in their income.

Monday's Wake Up Call! Will coffee shops increase price of Joe?

The cost of coffee is at a 13-year high, so what will the impact be for those selling it on Main Street?

Friday's Wake Up Call! Are American workers burned out?

Productivity of the American worker in the second quarter of 2010 fell by nearly 2 percent. For the last five quarters that figure had grown.

Tuesday's Wake Up Call! More Americans tapping into 401(k) accounts

Are financial planners in your community also seeing more folks tapping into their accounts?

Monday's Wake Up Call! Recession programs are growing

Programs that are aimed to help those impacted by the recession have all seen double digit increases.

Monday's Wake Up Call! Is Gulf seafood safe to eat?

Some are concerned that shrimpers may try to sell oil-contaminated shrimp.

Training Schedule

Updated Jun 28, 2011 @ 09:53 AM

Here's a look at onsite training that the News & Interactive Division has on tap in the coming weeks:

Week of June  20
Harrisburg Daily Register [IL]
Eldorado Daily Journal [IL]
Carmi Times [IL]
The Olney Daily Mail [IL]
Flora Advocate Press  [IL]
Newport Independent [AR]
Stuttgart Daily Leader [AR]
Helena The Daily World [AR]
Heber Springs The Sun Times [AR]


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