Why was the IWS News Bureau started?
The IWS News Bureau was developed to solve a key public policy issue: how to
disseminate workplace-related studies, reports, and data issued by government
bodies (international, federal, state, and local) so that they reach interested
faculty, researchers, practitioners, students, journalists, and the general
public while the content is still current.
Why is this a public policy issue?
Governments issue mandates and provide funding to collect data and produce reports
that address specific needs for an identified audience. Once the report is written
and produced, there is rarely a mandate to disseminate it more broadly; storing a
document on a shelf or posting it on a website does not mean that people will find
it, so the potential utility of the information is greatly limited. When knowledge
and understanding are limited, the public is not served well.
Having recognized this deficiency, the IWS News Bureau attempts to create relations with international intergovernmental agencies, foreign governments, and U.S. entities in order to distribute their intellectual content.
The IWS News Bureau has expanded the project to include associations, labor unions, commercial organizations, academic institutions, and any other reputable producer of workplace-related information.
What sets the IWS News Service apart from other resources?
The IWS Documented News Service provides original source documentation,
via links, behind the news and research of the day. Instead of relying on journalists'
selections, analyses, and interpretations, users of the service have ready access
to the full-text documents used by the journalists themselves. This is why the service
is called the IWS Documented News Service: one actually has access to the documents
in question.
How are the items selected?
Postings are selected to meet the research needs and interests of the faculty, staff,
and students of the ILR School. These interests are so broad, however, that the information
included can be useful to anyone interested in workplace-related information.
What is the best way to use the News Service?
Most people sign up to receive our Weekly Bulletin via email. This
service can save valuable time by eliminating the need to monitor all
of the many websites that provide workplace-related information, and
delivery straight to your inbox means you don’t have to remember to
check the News Bureau’s websites. Anyone needing cutting edge, timely
information with relevant content indicators should consider signing
up for the Daily Postings.
Is there a charge for the News Service?
No. The IWS Documented News Service is a free service of the Institute
for Workplace Studies. To subscribe, contact Stuart Basefsky
and specify in the subjuect line, whether you would like to receive the Daily Postings,
the Weekly Bulletin, or both.