About
The Rapidian is a citizen journalism project intended to increase the flow of local news and information in the Grand Rapids community and its neighborhoods.
By providing tools, training, platforms and support, we hope to empower neighborhood residents to report the news from the inside out. We are an outlet for Grand Rapidians to become more than just content consumers but also providers by becoming citizen journalists.
We graduated from beta phase on our first birthday but still appreciate any feedback from visitors to make the site experience better.
The Rapidian launched on Sept. 15, 2009 and is a project of the Grand Rapids Community Media Center with funding and support from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Slemons Foundation and John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
For more information, please select from the following :
- More about citizen journalism
- How to participate
- Easy ways to volunteer
- Rapidian statement of values
- Policies and guidelines
- Citizen journalism tips
- Resources for citizen journalism
For more information, contact The Rapidian at info@therapidian.org.







