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Archive for June 5th, 2008

Crime coverage resonating with you

Add comment June 5th, 2008

Since Tuesday, we’ve run stories, videos, photos and more each day as part of our 180 Degrees series. The focus this time is crime. We started with an overview on Tuesday. Then we shared Tina Miller’s story about losing her son to a heroin overdose about a year ago. Today, we told you about Karl Fort, who police say was responsible for bringing crack to Rockford.

These pieces are resonating with you. Page traffic on this package has been high. More than 12,000 page views on 180 Degrees content since Tuesday. We’ve garnered 20,000 page views since the project debuted in early May. Catch up and join the cause.