Chris Roush, professor at the University of North Carolina, presents “Uncovering Stories in Data” during the free Reynolds Center workshop, “Uncovering the Best Local Business Stories,” in Fort Worth. (PLEASE NOTE: This presentation has been modified from the version that was presented in Kentucky.) The daylong workshop covered tips on how to find good stories in the business of government, how to cover economic-development agencies at the state and local levels, and how to find public information on private companies. Presenters also discussed how to find stories in small business and publicly available databases, and how to localize national and international stories for your audience. This free training was specifically geared toward community journalists and generalists on tight budgets and small staffs. A previous workshop by the same name was held in Lexington, Ky. For more information about free training for business journalists, please visit businessjournalism.org.

1. Uncovering stories in data:
Accessing and presenting
company data online
April 26, 2012
Chris Roush
croush@email.unc.edu

2. Company
data
is
plen/ful
online

3. How
do
I
transfer
this
data
to
my
site?