August 25th, 2009 10:50am
Anna Derocher
We won some Illinois Press Association awards for our work in the past year. We don’t know the places yet. Those will be announced at the annual awards luncheon Oct. 9. Here’s the work that will be recognized:
Editorial Page (staff)
Business/Economic Reporting – IBM; 30 years, 3 agencies, 1 mission (Isaac Guerrero)
Enterprise/Feature Writing – 180 degrees project (staff)
Informational Graphic – How the Rock River Valley voted (Margo Morgan, Chris Soprych)
Headline Writing (Barry Wood)
Special Section – Rockford Woman magazine (staff)
Best Web Site, rrstar.com (staff)
Most Innovative Project – Gridiron (staff)
Sports Photo – 2 pinned, see it below (Scott Morgan)
SCOTT MORGAN | RRSTAR.COM
Harlem’s Derek Elmore works to pin Belvidere North’s Greg Adkins in the 103-pound championship final Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, during the NIC-10 Conference Wrestling Championships at East High School in Rockford
August 20th, 2009 12:44pm
Jennie Pollock
Today, you’ll see the section letter “C” on Thursday’s People section.
This is nothing new. It’s fallen in that position for almost a year.
Before that, the section used to be inserted. Why the change? You don’t really want the boring, complicated details about press configurations. …
The bottom line? Readers really like order. Seeing the A section and the B section and then no C section was disconcerting to some of you, so we gave People “a C section,” one e-mailer joked.
Readers like order so much, in fact, that I had one tell me he always wanted B to be Local and C to be Sports and so forth, darn it! If only it were that easy. News and advertising needs change daily, and our new press, while wonderful, cannot print just any number of pages or sections we want. It’s a balancing act.
August 19th, 2009 11:35am
Anna Derocher
The coverage of Baby Crystal’s mom, Katie Stockton, is hands down one of the most read on our Web site in the last couple weeks. Since the story broke Thursday, Aug. 6, rrstar.com garnered more than 100,000 page views. There are more than 100 comments on this case, too.
August 11th, 2009 11:26am
Anna Derocher
Win two tickets to see Journey and Heart on Aug. 18.
Take our quiz to be entered into a drawing for tickets to the show at the MetroCentre.
Hurry up and enter as many times as you like until the contest ends Thursday.
August 6th, 2009 09:28am
Jennie Pollock
… fill out our survey. About GO, the Register Star’s Monday-Saturday section filled with things to do. It won’t take long.
It’s been three years since we expanded GO from just Fridays to six days a week. We want to make sure you’re getting what you need in print and online to plan your life.
P.S. You also might notice that we’ve improved our calendar platform online. You now can add your events on the Web instead of e-mailing us. Note: We do approve items before they publish.
August 5th, 2009 01:26pm
Anna Derocher
Sadye Scott-Hainchek almost won “most unathletic” when she graduated from Rockton’s Hononegah High School in 2004. That near “win” inspired her to, well, take up running.
Sadye, who’s also a copy editor for us here at the Register Star, started training earlier this year to run a half marathon. She asked if she could blog about the experience. We said sure.
Her blog is Get Running. Now, get reading … and if you’re inspired, get running.
July 29th, 2009 07:08am
Jennie Pollock
I recently heard of Aardvark, which is the Ask Jeeves or Ask Amy of social networking (well, Facebook for now). It basically expands your network by letting you ask questions to not just friends but also friends of friends– and receive quick, specific answers. Wham! Two responses in five minutes.
This is how the site says its free service works:
Aardvark first analyzes incoming questions to determine what they’re about – questions might be about topics like herbal medicine, Restaurants in Kansas City, Ninetendo Wii, etc.
Aardvark then searches through all of the people in your network who are available over IM or Email to find the right match for you for that topic. Aardvark considers…
- related topics in peoples’ profiles
- how you’re connected to people on Facebook
- who you trust about related topics
- your history of training Aardvark
- people who share your favorites (for taste-related questions)
- people in the right location (for location-related questions)
- other mysterious factors…
I feel like I get enough support on my social networks (hey, Rockford Woman alone has its 300th user signed up). But it could be worth a shot.
July 27th, 2009 04:30pm
Jennie Pollock
Today, Rockford Woman is kicking off 8 weeks of giveaways to encourage people to sign up for the site and make a habit out of sharing their thoughts/actions.
Each week, Monday through Sunday, anyone who posts a status under “What Rockford women are doing” will automatically be entered. I’ve approved about three dozen users since yesterday alone, and I love seeing all of the women sharing today. Our community has topped more than 250 members in the month since we’ve launched.
This week, you can win a black and white bracelet from Beads and Reeds. Check back each week!
July 27th, 2009 10:55am
Anna Derocher
Want to win two tickets to see former American Idol contestant David Archuleta when he’s in town Aug. 6?
Take our American Idol quiz to be entered into a drawing for tickets to the show at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
The best part? Enter as many times as you like until the contest ends Monday, Aug. 3.
July 23rd, 2009 08:05am
Jennie Pollock
First the Rockford Register Star started a Facebook fan page. Now I’ve got one going for Rockford Woman, and we’re just shy of 250 fans already.
Watch for links to “What you need to know,” editors’ news picks like this from July 22, as well as items of interest to women in the Rock River Valley.
You can also follow Rockford Woman on Twitter. And rrstar.com is stepping up its tweeting, too.
Why are we doing this? It’s just one more way to reach you and make it easier for you to get your news and information, since a growing number of you spend time on social media.
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