It’s a blogging world (or it should be)

4 comments January 29th, 2008

Here’s a good post on why journalists should blog. It’s written by Howard Owens, director of digital publishing for GateHouse Media (our parent company).

My reasons for blogging …

1. Transparency. There’s something to be said about that in today’s world.
2. Gives me a way to connect to the community. Plus, it’s amazing how many great tips and comments I’ve gotten from readers. I welcome the criticism, too.
3. It’s fun. Yep. I enjoy doing this stuff.

smart talk: a preview of what’s to come

Add comment January 29th, 2008

this spring, rockford woman and the rockford register star are bringing to town SMART TALK, america’s no. 1 women’s lecture series and a heck of a ladies’ night out.

erin brockovich will be march 18. lesley stahl will be april 15. doris roberts will be may 20. you can buy tickets here.

des moines has hosted this series and now sells it out each year. their first speaker was naomi judd, and you can see how much fun they had at the register’s photo gallery. i especially like the sisters wearing their matching sock monkey pajamas (see below… thanks to the register’s mary chind for the photos).

p.s. we are planning a ticket giveaway in february, too.

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