Jodi Schneider on "Five Points to Take Home" for business journalism professors participating in Reynolds Business Journalism Week, Jan. 7, 2011. For more information, please visit businessjournalism.org

1. FIVE POINTS TO TAKE HOME By Jodi Schneider

2. DON'T GET BOGGED DOWN IN THE OVERVIEW!!!

3. EXPLAIN, DESCRIBE, EXPLAIN AGAIN

4. LOOK FOR THE HUMAN ANGLE

5. DONT RUN AWAY FROM THE NUMBERS, BUT SPREAD THEM OUT

6. LOOK TO TELL STORIES IN DIFFERENT WAYS