Pair charged in diner robbery

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20090915/NEWS01/909150402/1126/news/Pair+charged+in+diner+robbery

Democrats' county race too close to call

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20090915/NEWS01/909150434/1126/news/Democrats++county+race+too+close+to+call

Pair charged in diner robbery

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20090915/NEWS01/909150402/1126

Ithaca Journal 9/14

Stories from Monday's Ithaca Journal ...

EPA's study of gas drilling in Wyoming could impact local operations

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20090913/NEWS01/909130347&theme=GASLEASE

Swine flu death at Cornell has captured students' attention

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20090913/NEWS01/909130353

ICSD board wavers on extracurricular policies

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20090913/NEWS01/909130354

SWAT team nabs Elmira man after home break-in

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20090912/NEWS01/909120383

Business story resources

Here are some business story resources that I would explore in putting together a business story on the Ithaca area:

Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce

http://www.tompkinschamber.org/

New York State Department of Labor

http://www.labor.state.ny.us/

The Index of Economic Activity in Tompkins County

http://www.ithaca.edu/economics/tcdex.htm

Tompkins County Area Development

http://www.tcad.org/

Tompkins Workforce New York

http://www.tompkinsworkforceny.org/



http://www.daycarecouncil.org/


Tompkins County Workers Center

http://www.tclivingwage.org/

Cornell Cooperative Extension

http://www.ccetompkins.org/localfood/index.htm

Business story

For your business story, this week you will need to meet in your groups to discuss your story ideas. From that meeting, you will come up with a budget - a collection of story skedlines - of how you will be covering this issue. You should pick a member of your group to be a team leader who will collect the budget. (You'll take turns with each package.) The team leader needs to turn in the budget of proposed stories to me.

Remember, you are each to produce your own written word and video story - individually. You will collaborate as a team to come up with a focus for your coverage, but the stories you get out of the budget meeting will be for you to work on separately. This is how newsrooms work.

Think of a variety of possible elements. Main bar, side bar, informational graphics, photos, videos, Q&A, maps, timelines, etc. You don't have to use all of them, but look for opportunities to use them.

Also, make sure you have a name for your team, so you can create your online presence.

And yes, you can come talk to me about your stories before next week's deadline, which by the way, is Wednesday.

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