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June 16th, 2009
What?
Expect no less of a title from former Register Star news editor Joyce Lamb, who is a suspense-romance novelist and copy editor at USA TODAY.
She is writing “Sex, Semicolons and Split Infinitives” on her humorous serialized fiction blog, “Save the Copy Editor, Save the World.” The point? You get hooked on the mystery but receive “word nerd” advice — aka, grammar tips — along the way.
People who post comments on the blog have the chance to win a signed copy of one of her books. I’ve read “Relative Strangers” and “Caught in the Act” (a newspaper thriller). I think I’ve read “Found Wanting,” too. It’s been a while.
Lamb, a 1983 Jefferson grad, left Rockford in the late 1990s. Many also remember her father, Joe, a legendary “old school” RRS editor who passed away in 2003.
You can follow Lamb on Twitter, too!
P.S. Don’t forget our own word guy, Barry Wood, with his Wood on Words blog.
November 13th, 2008
Chuck Sweeny, author of the Sweeny Report, Register Star journalist since 1984 and someone well-known by just his last name, was promoted from political editor to senior editor Wednesday.
What does that mean?
The senior editor title is a new one at the Register Star, although it is used throughout the newspaper industry to recognize outstanding performance by an individual journalist. … Sweeny will continue to serve as a voting member of the Editorial Board. … Sweeny will continue his column and political reporting and will assume additional roles in mentoring staff and shaping news and editorial approaches.
Congratulations, Chuck.
The photo above is a current one. The photo below is a fun one shot in 1997 for an ad.
October 17th, 2008
One week ago, we celebrated when we filled up the tank at $3.33.
Today, gas is $2.99.
While “pain at the pump” isn’t as painful as it used to be, it reminded me that we have a special report that highlight’s Thomas Bona’s musings, links and recent coverage.
And don’t forget to have fun looking at old gas station photos and readers’ memories of the price of gas when they started driving.
June 6th, 2008
Greg Reibman, editor of a group of community newspapers/Web sites in the Boston area, this morning shared with GateHouse colleagues a graduation speech by a local superintendent. Lincoln-Sudbury Superintendent John Ritchie said, “Don’t be afraid to say what you believe. Say what you think. And make sure your name is attached to what you have to say.”
So far, I am digging what this guy has to say.
Then he starts in on the local media, criticizing blogs and comments on media Web sites and warning 2008 grads not to sink to levels “that some adults in our community have sunk.”
He says blogs are a “gimmick from a dying industry to gain readership by allowing anyone to write anything anonymously.”
Take a look …
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Ritchie also has great advice: “If you ever find yourself in a position where you are writing things for public consumption that have no intent other than to cause pain, cast dispersions on people, call people’s character into question, question their ethics or honesty, and you’re afraid to sign your name because if anyone ever knew it that it was you who was writing it you would be ashamed or embarrassed, you are on the wrong track.”
Can’t agree with him more … on that.
Still, I have trouble with Ritchie’s criticism of blogs. Not sure how you can have an opinion on something you admittedly have never read. My guess? He probably won’t blog about the issue.
Well, at least he gave me something to blog about.
May 20th, 2008
for almost a year, we’ve been talking about starting a military moms/dads blog: a place where parents can share advice and give insight to those of us who don’t have family serving in iraq, afghanistan or other foreign missions.
we could run excerpts in our thursday people section.
would you read it? would you contribute to it? let us know in the comments. or e-mail me at jpollock@rrstar.com.
p.s. it’s also the season of memorial day. we often don’t think about the meaning of the day except to grill out or attend a parade on a day off. it is a day of remembrance to honor those who have died serving our country and dates back to the civil war era.
March 31st, 2008
it only makes sense that san antonio’s newspaper web site created a blog for its bloggers.
the blogger-powered blog offers basic tips like how to edit your work or insert code, but it also shares ways to become more engaging, to write better headlines, to attribute source material, to understand terms of use and to see whether your blog is on-topic.
helpful, i’m sure, to the bloggers and the newspaper, since the site has dozens of bloggers.
i might even keep checking it now and then…
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 …
- Transparency. There’s something to be said about that in today’s world.
- 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.
- It’s fun. Yep. I enjoy doing this stuff.
January 21st, 2008
My beloved Packers lost last night, so I won’t be blogging all the time on Pack Smack. If you have hadn’t a chance to check out our special report, you should. We had a lot of fun. And besides, there’s always next year.
January 18th, 2008
I’ve been busy with the Packer blog. And messing around in our photo studio. Find out why here.
January 15th, 2008
Whoo, hoo. The Packers are playing Sunday for the opportunity to go to the Super Bowl. Here’s one fan who isn’t shy about telling you who she’s rooting for Sunday. I also wanted to share that we launched Pack Smack, a blog about, well, the Packers. I’ll be adding my obsessive fan thoughts there. Others will give a more neutral viewpoint. (Don’t say I didn’t warn you.) We also have a new special report that we will continue to populate with content. Enjoy.
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