| Why So Serious? |
Freebies for Teachers |
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An economic lesson from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, hiding inside a whimsical animation by TPT's David Gillette - the perfect complement to your local economic coverage. Click here to get the video.
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Pass along these economic lesson plans, widgets and videos to the teachers in your area, courtesy of PBS Teachers. Click here to download these resources.
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| Teen Voices |
Ask Your Lawmaker |
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Teens name the movies that remind them of the current economic crisis in this video from Marketplace and Youth Radio. Click here to get the video.
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Your web visitors can interview Congressional representatives - just feature Capitol News Connection's "Ask Your Lawmaker" widget (or brand-new interactive podcast) on your site. Click here to get the widget, or here for the podcast.
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| Good News, for a Change |
Update Your Blogroll |
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Inspire members of your community with this story of a 20-year-old who just bought her first house (she started saving when she was 15).
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Nightly Business Report has joined the EconomyStory project, bringing with them blogs from two experienced business journalists: Jeff Brown, and Terri Cullen. Feature these blogs on your site. |
| Feature Student Voices |
Local Perspectives |
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Students describe how the recession is affecting their educations. Feature this video on your site. |
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Get a roundup of stations' economic coverage from across the country in this aggregated news feed from Public Interactive.
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| Join us on Twitter |
Get Local Economic Data |
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Get ideas for using Twitter to promote your station's economic coverage and/or follow coverage from others in public media. |
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Use Patchwork Nation's suite of tools to display data about your community, and compare your town to similar areas around the country. |
| Kids Talk About the Economy |
Upcoming Webinar |
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Hear what a group of kids had to say to Marketplace's Scott Jagow about money, the economy and the future, and feature the video on your site. |
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Learn how other stations are using EconomyStory resources to enhance their local economic coverage. Register for the webinar, which will take place October 28 at 2pm ET. |
| Use EconomyStory |
Can Your Community Relate? |
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Follow EconomyStory.org for ongoing coverage of the economy that weaves together resources from across public media. When you see something featured that's a good fit for your local audience, link to it, or contact project manager Amanda Hirsch for information on how to feature it directly on your website. |
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Has the recession prompted members of your community to pursue entirely new career paths? Invite them to share their stories (and find inspiration): Link to "Starting Over," a new series from Marketplace. |
| Deliver Global Perspective |
Help Local Families Cope |
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Provide your audience with international perspective on the economic crisis: Feature the Global Economy podcast from The World.
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Feature video clips from the Sesame Street special, "Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times," featuring Al Roker, Deborah Roberts and, of course, Elmo. (See all PBS economy video.) |
| Create an Economy Blogroll |
Ask Your Lawmaker |
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Consider creating a blogroll, or menu, of links to public media blogs about the economy. You might include: EconomyStory synthesizing economy news from a range of public media sources; Scratchpad, a daily business blog from Marketplace's Scott Jagow; and NPR's Planet Money blog, exploring the global economy. |
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Let your users interview Congressional representatives by featuring Capitol News Connection's Ask Your Lawmaker widget on your site. |
| Don't Feel Dumb |
Check the Pipeline |
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Give your website visitors access to NewsHour business correspondent Paul Solmon, who takes questions about business and economic news at The Business Desk (its premise: there are no stupid questions).
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Watch a videoconference from July for an overview of economic crisis coverage from across public media.
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| Boost Financial Literacy |
Audio Slideshow: Not Tailored for Modern Times |
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Help your website visitors understand financial terms like "derivatives," "inflation" and "cap and trade." Feature Marketplace's Whiteboard videos. |
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Youth Radio takes an intimate look at a family owned business that became another casualty of the recession. Embed code available for use on your site. |
| PBS Economy Widget |
Connect Visitors to Economic Resources |
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Give users access to the latest economic videos from PBS, without leaving your site. Request a co-branded widget and gain access to the best from Frontline, American Experience, Nightly Business Report, and more. |
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Add a co-branded EconomyStory tile to your site to give visitors direct access to EconomyStory.org and economic resources from a dozen public media producers.
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| WNYC: Super Simple Mapping Tool |
Answers to Economic Questions |
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WNYC is seeking feedback on the development of a new mapping tool that will help stations map trends regionally. View a storyboard preview of the tool. Is this something you would use? If so, please provide feedback! |
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Help your visitors answer tough economic questions. Nightly Business Report accepts video questions online, and provides answers from the experts. |
| Ask the Experts |
Share Your Video |
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PBS Engage has gathered a panel of economy experts from across public media to answer questions from the American public. Promote this opportunity to your visitors. (Image by Valerie Everett on Flickr)
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Add your best video coverage of the local or national economy to this collection. Plus, find interviews, local reports, lectures and more from across the station community; click here to browse. (Image by eelke dekker on Flickr) |
| Deliver Global Perspective |
Offer Historical Perspective |
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Give your audience international perspective on the economic crisis with the Global Economy podcast from PRI's The World. (Image by Roby© on Flickr) |
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Help listeners put the current economic crisis in perspective with this collection of radio stories assembled by PRX. Click here to explore. (Image by: Tony the Misfit on Flickr.) |
| Econ Lingo A-Z |
Decisions, Decisions |
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Help your web visitors decode economic jargon with this handy-dandy glossary from PBS Teachers, which you can feature directly on your website. Get the glossary. The widget is part of a larger collection of educational resources located on PBS Teachers.
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Is now a good time to buy a home? Invite web visitors to challenge their assumptions with KQED's You Decide widget. Get the widget.
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| "Stop Me From Spending!" |
Free Radio Special |
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Connect the young people in your community with this Facebook app that helps them manage their money - hot off the presses from Youth Media International. View the app.
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Air this one-hour radio special from PRX that explores how Americans are getting through the economic crisis. A blend of personal stories and contextual interviews and reports, "Finding Our Bootstraps: American's Deal with Recession," was produced at Michigan Radio and showcases work from independent and station-based contributors. Get the story.
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| Personal Finance Tips |
First Anniversary of Stimulus Bill |
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Serve up personal finance advice from veteran business journalist Jeff Brown, courtesy of this new widget from Nightly Business Report. Get the widget.
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PBS NewsHour’s Anna Shoup is rounding up links to local and national coverage of this milestone; contact her at ashoup@newshour.org (Image by heath_bar on Flickr) |
| Crowdsourcing Your Economic Coverage |
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Hot off the presses! Check out this easy to use, comprehensive guide to crowdsourcing from the folks at WNYC, based on lessons they’ve learned from the Your Uncommon Economic Indicators project. |
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