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, fore
