March 2011
3 posts
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GAAH Press Club on a roll!
by Denise
You may have caught eyefuls throughout our entries about our belief that there must be physical bureaus to accompany this community news projects. It’s about meeting people where they are, bringing the tools to where people live, we believe. One of our grant commitments was to seed four bureaus in various parts of the city to diversify voices on The Rapidian. Our first to launch...
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First bilingual piece on The Rapidian
by Denise
What an exciting day for us today! Thanks to Lindsay McHolme, Rapidian reporter extraordinaire, we have our first Spanish language contribution.
The story is about the conception and ambitions of the only Spanish language community choir in Grand Rapids. In the past, Marjorie Kuipers, director of Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities (parent org of Cook Arts Center), has mentioned...
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News presentation - Pushing that envelope
by Denise
Something I get really excited about when it comes to The Rapidian is how we can think outside of the box. Our contribution base is a mishmash of backgrounds, talents, passions and publishing experience. Every once in a while, we get calls from timid but enthusiastic newbies asking if we think they’d meet our quality standards (answer: we work with everyone). But honestly,...