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This was a time consuming but rewarding post. It took a great deal of time to find the necessary information, but it will help me tremendously as I move forward with the project.
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First Source
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First Source
Where: The first
source of this project comes from CNBC. This is a credible, national media
outlet that has editors that are nationally recognized.
Who: The author of
this source is Kate Rogers, who has been with CNBC for 18 months. Before she
became a reporter at CNBC, Kate was a reporter at Fox for just under 4 years
and a reporter at The NonProfit Times for a year before that. What this says
about Rogers is that she has experience and is accredited based on her ability to
stay at major media outlets. They trust her, as evidence by the difficulty of the stories they assign her.
When: This source
was produced on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. This is an extremely relevant news
source because of how recently it was written. The reason that the time period
applies to this story is because the franchisees' court case is currently active, so it is essentially a live update on how the
franchisees’ court case is proceeding.
What: This offers
my project the information that it needs to look at the restaurant owners that
are not in favor of the wage increase. It explores the perspective of those business owners who are hurt by the wage increase. It shows that someone has to pay for the
increase in labor costs.
Where: The source
was produced by PBS. This is credible because it is a public news outlet. It is
known nationally to be credible and therefore, adds legitimacy to my prroject.
Who: The reporter
in the video is Paul Solman. He has reported for PBS for over 30 years and is a
trusted source on their staff. With his Harvard MBA and 30 years as a journalist, brings a great deal of expertise to his role at PBS as business, economics, and art correspondent.
When: This source
was produced in April of 2014. Although this is a bit outdated, it is a great
way to see what many different stakeholders thought of the situation before it
went into effect. There were not world events that would directly effect this
article.
What: This background article provides me a solid foundation and a context to understand various stakeholders. It is important
to see what each of these groups think and how it is personally effecting them.
Where: This source
came from Mynorthwest.com. Although this is unheard of outside of that region,
it is a credible local news source. It may not be nationally known, but it has
the attention needed that if it was illegitimate, it would become recognized
nationally.
Who: The author
of the news story is Jason Rantz, host of his own radio show on KIRO radio in Seattle, where he specializes in exploring local and national news stories in-depth. He has been a
radio show host for just over 2 years and was a columnist for over 3 years
before that at the Family Security Foundation. He has the experience in the
industry to know what he’s doing and how to stay credible.
When: This source
was produced on June 11, 2015. This comes after the $11 increase in
April of 2015. Because this is written two months after the increase to $11, it gives the author a good window of time to analyze the affects. There were no world events at that time that would affect the
minimum wage increase performance.
What: This source
is giving me key information about the workers in Seattle. This story explores the economic
consequence of increasing the minimum wage. It is focused on a deeper look at how opportunity cos plays out in this situation, because these workers realized they would lose money by keeping the amount
of hours they were working with the minimum wage increase. Ultimately, the owners recognize they would have two major consequences: one, they'd need to replace workers due to a reduction in hours and, second, they would lose more money due to benefits given to every worker.
Where: This source
comes from foxnews.com which is a reputable source. It is a nationally known
media outlet that is credible throughout their productions.
Who: The author of
the news story is Dan Springer. Springer has been a writer for Fox for over 14 years, based in Seattle to cover general news, business and politics. Prior to that he worked at two other Fox stations, one in San Francisco and the other in Los Angeles. He is a legitimate writer and makes this source a good one for me to use in my project, as shown by the value Fox must place in him to promote him for many years from LA to San Francisco to their national publication.
When: This was
produced on July 22, 2015. It comes after the $11 wage increase as part of the
segmented effort in bringing Seattle’s minimum wage up to $15. No world events would affect what is
happening in this article directly.
What: This source
provides my project with some of the outcomes of the partial increase of the
minimum wage. It explores results of the wage increase among store owners who are finding ways to cope, and among employees who are having to keep their pay as high as they can.
It also shows that many cities are trying to follow after Seattle, which the
article seems to be hinting is a poor idea.
Where: This source comes from the American Enterprise
Institute. This is a credible source that promotes free enterprise capitalism.
It is known for being strong inits opinions but staying unbiased. While it is a well-respected conservative public policy think tank, it is non-partisan, which makes its viewpoints reliable.
Who: The author
for this source is Mark Perry. Perry is a professor of economics and finance at
the University of Michigan’s Flint Campus. He has taught at many other
institutions and has his Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University. All of
these credentials point towards his credibility.
When: This source
was produced on October, 21, 2015. This is relatively new in the happenings of
this event and shows the current effects of the wage increase. No world events occurred
at this time that would directly affect these events.
What: What this
source provides me is a gauge on how the Seattle wage increase is performing.
It shows that jobs in the food and drink industries decreased a significant
amount and that this wage increase may be responsible. It gives me vital
information on the workers and food industry owners.
Where: This source
is from Forbes.com. Forbes is an extremely trustworthy site that gives millions
of people information on what is happening in the economy.
Who: The author
of this article is Erik Sherman. Sherman is currently a freelance writer for
both Forbes.com and Fortune.com. He has been writing for both for over a year
and has the experience needed to produce reliable information. He specializes in writing about business, finance, careers, and the U.S economy.
When: This article
was produced on January 8, 2016. This is very recent and gives my project
information that can be easily applied because of how recent it was written.
What could have affected the markets in Seattle around the time this was written
was the downturn in the stock market in the middle of January.
What: This source
provides me with an opinion of the media, a stakeholder in this controversy, that believes the job market in Seattle performing well. It shows that there
are different opinions in the media regarding why the markets in Seattle are performing
the way that they are.
Where: This source
is coming from the Federal Reserve in St. Louis website. It is very reliable due
to its connections with the government as well as the direct relationship it
has with the economy as well.
Who: There is no
author for this source, but its credibility stays intact. The Federal Reserve
cannot produce incorrect information because of how much it could affect the
United States economy if it does.
When: This source
provides the job market performance up until the beginning of December of 2015.
It has accurate information that was not affected by any world events going on
at that time.
What: This source
gives me an overview of how the job market has changed throughout Seattle’s
history and to truly see what the cause of the downturns and upturns are. It
can provide me with specific numbers for different markets in Seattle as well
as graphics for my quick reference guide.
Where: This source
comes from CNBC. As stated with my first source, CNBC is extremely reliable due
to its reputation and worldwide audience.
Who: The author of
this article is Nick Hanauer. Hanauer is the co-founder of Second Avenue
Partners, which is a provider of management, strategy, and capital for early
stage companies in the Greater Puget Sound area. The reason this is credible is
because he is a major part of an organization that is up to date on what is
happening in the economy of Seattle and knows how it could affect other cities.
When: This source
was produced on August 12, 2015. It gives me relatively new information on the
wage increase effects in Seattle and why other cities should raise theirs as
well. No world events were occurring that would directly effect this event.
What: This source
provides information on another stakeholder: another setting. New York has
been considering increasing their minimum wage to $15 for a while and just has passed a bill that gave fast food workers this increase in August. It gives me
the context I need to include about the outside effects of the wage increase in
Seattle.
Where: As with two other sources, this one come from CNBC. It is a trustworthy site that gave this opinion
article the checks it needed to be credible still.
Who: The author of
this source is Alvin Major. Major is a fast-food employee, serving as a cook at 3 KFC's in New York City, but now also an active member of the Fast Food Forward Campaign for the last 18 months, which is pushing for the wage increase in New York. The viewpoints of this organization have also been published in the Village Voice, a well-known liberal publication in New York. The reason this is
credible is because this is an honest opinion from someone that is experiencing
that culture currently. The article represents his opinion and the facts as seen by the wage increase movement, an important resource. CNBC would fact check anything he is quoting, and therefore I feel it is a credible resource.
When: This source
was produced on July 23, 2015. This is relevant because it is before the wage
increase for fast food workers in New York and receives the honest opinion of a
wage worker before the wages increased. No world events occurred in July 2015
that would affect this situation directly.
What: This source
gives me a great deal of information pertaining to the workers and people of
another city. This city is considering increasing their minimum wage and is
trying to see the effects in Seattle before fully pulling the trigger. It is a
raw look of how it is to be a low wage worker and vouches for wage increases no
matter the effects on the economy or other stakeholders. having the viewpoints of the employee stakeholders, and of a somewhat more liberal organization, are important to my paper to be sure there is a balance to any conservative opinions that some sources may have.
Where: This source
is from CNN.com. This is a reliable national news source that is trusted across
the country and parts of the world to give up to date information.
Who: The author of
this article is Sally J. Clark who is a city council member in Seattle. She is
an elected official that has to be credible for her own sake as a public
official as well as the amount of attention this article gives her city.
When: This article
was written on June 3, 2014. Although this was over a year ago, it was after
the decision was made to increase the wage to $15 in Seattle. The timing of this article is pertinent because it allows Clark to comment on the situation in Seattle in the space of time after the increase decision was made but prior to it coming into full swing in 2015. There were no
world events at this time that would have affected this event directly.
What: What this
article delivers to my project is the opinion of a public official. This is a
major stakeholder in this case because of the effects that this directly has on
their careers. If this fails, they will forever be a part of the group that
vouched for the increase and hurt their city. Their future campaigns depend on
it and they want to see their city succeed. This article also talks about why
the public officials approved this change and it is because of their citizens.
They want those in wage jobs to have the motivation to perform in their job as
well as be able to provide for their family and advance in their careers.
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