Any good news story suggestions?

Question

I need to come up with my news story idea for my last free enterprise project in my journalism class. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

* Have you covered the microcredit lending program that just won a Nobel Prize? If not, look up Grameen Bank and Grameen Foundation. The founder invests small loans to jumpstart locally owned businesses to uplift poor communities. The Grameen program in Dallas, Texas, also provides free business training and planning so new owners are mentored in developing their own successful enterprise.
http://www.grameenfoundation.org
http://www.grameen-info.org

* If you already covered that, I recommend studying Fair Trade, http://www.transfair.org This website reports company policy regarding fair labor practices, including those that support farmers cooperatives in retaining a greater share of their profits.
Consumers are encouraged to patronize companies that carry the "Fair Trade" label and avoid those that do not, in order not to invest in unfair or slave labor practices. So the free market system is used to check company policy instead of legislation.

* Also, Ithaca Hours is a system of community-based barter dollars. It is legal tender in the U.S. as long as it follows certain rules, such as the size and denomination of the bills and paying taxes on exchanges the same as using Federal Reserve notes.
http://www.ithacahours.com