Bricks & Clicks
The Rockford Register Star is more than a newspaper: the ink on print or the “bricks” in the News Tower. We’re a multimedia news and information company: the “clicks” on our Web site and the TV clips on WREX-13. This blog explains our fast-changing media environment and interacts with our readers to show how and why we do what we do. |
Add comment May 6th, 2009
As a journalist, I love a good story.
The story of blind accordian player Bernadette Zabawa for Thursday’s People section came in to me from her neighbor; Matt Williams wrote the piece. It’s pretty interesting to read, but it’s even more interesting to hear — which is why I’m glad we have the tool of video. Not only did I enjoy her music; I also think she has a wonderful voice (maybe it’s the accent).
Add comment May 5th, 2009
… Now, another news platform, the Kindle, the electronic reader.
If you’ve never heard of it, the device syncs to the Web wirelessly and delivers books to you for $9.99 a pop. You also can subscribe newspapers and magazines on the thing, which weighs less than a pound but costs more than $350.
To be clear, the Kindle is not new (it debuted in 2007), but this week, the buzz is high this week because a large-screen version more compatible for reading newspapers is expected to be released. Though some say Kindle won’t save newspapers anyway because, again, if you can go to the Web site for free, why would you subscribe with this? Others are more optimistic.
I’m not waiting for Kindle to save newspapers, but I am intrigued. One of our editors takes hers everywhere because she is a voracious reader.
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