Reporting and Frequency Date for Cycle 1: Unemployment Rates Drop

Reporting and Frequency Data for Cycle 1: Unemployment rates drop.

1. Broadcast News: abcnews.go.com posts news updates for its broadcast network, ABC. This story originally aired on the morning of 5/4/12. Since the story initially aired, the story has been updated on their website. 

During this period, the story developed with the following key point:

Update 1: Unemployment Falls, but Few New Jobs have been added to the work force as

Jeff Macke analyzed the morning business headlines. 5/04/2012

link to video-http://abcnews.go.com/Business/video/unemployment-falls-jobs-16279038

2. Newspaper (online)-NY Times: The story was originally published in the Business Economy section on 5/4/12 and since has been updated in the US Politics section. 5/04/2012 

Update 1: Mediocre Jobs Report. Although 115,000 jobs have been added in April, this number is far below the number needed to keep up with population growth.

link to video-http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/timescast-mediocre-jobs-report/?scp=5&sq=april%20unemployment%20falls&st=Search

3. Blog (Arkansas Times blog "Arkansas Blog"), posted by Max Brantley.

The blog was not updated further after this initial post, however, a related blog post appeared on 4/21/12, by Arkansas News blogger Roby Brock.

link to: http://arkansasnews.com/2012/04/21/march-unemployment-falls-to-7-4-percent-in-arkansas/

4. Social Media Website - YouTube video Georgia Department of Labor

In the original story 3/22/12, Mark Butler Georgia Labor Commissioner expresses hopeful outlook for Georgia economy. 

Update 1: On 4/2/12 posted by Albany Georgia News, Mark Butler Georgia Labor Commissioner reinforcing a hopeful outlook for Georgia to be a leading state in job growth.

link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfbpD2xoiLQ