Students in journalism professor Gabriel Kahn's Journalism 599 class wrote numerous blog posts for Marketplace that provided reactions to President Barack Obama's jobs speech.

The class, "Follow the Money: The Art and Craft of Business and Economics Reporting," posted interviews with small- and mid-size employers on Marketplace's "The Breakdown" blog.

The posts were also featured on the Marketplace home page.

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