The Rapidian
Shoutout to the Rapidian: Join the fund drive!
by (LINC UP)
Submitted 04-24-2012 under NONPROFITS
It is about empowering the people with a platform to tell their neighborhood story. The Rapidian is dedicated to putting news in the hands of the people and that is a beautiful thing. Grand Rapids citizens no longer have to wait and hope that their...
Community spreads the word for The Rapidian's first fund drive
by (Holly)
Submitted 04-23-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
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Contest: Describe The Rapidian in 10 words or less
by (Chelsea)
Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION
As we gear up for our very first fund drive, we're looking to you, our readers, reporters and supporters, to tell us your thoughts on...well, us. How would you describe The Rapidian... ...in 10 words or less? Post your description on our...
Join us in supporting The Rapidian
by (Holly)
Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION
Over three years ago, our publisher Laurie Cirivello hatched a brilliant plan. What if we had a news platform in Grand Rapids that all of its citizens had access to? What if all citizens could be trained, provided the necessary tools and be...
Creating content on The Rapidian: Photo essays
by (Holly)
Submitted 03-05-2012 under OPINION
If you have documented an event in photos, created a series of images that tells a story or just want to capture a part of Grand Rapids, a photo essay may be the best (and easiest!) way to share your photos. Our photo essays start with uploading a...
Finding the beat: Topic-centered sections come to The Rapidian
by (Holly)
Submitted 02-14-2012 under OPINION
We now have designated pages for our music beat, politics beat, and food beat. These topics-focused sections have developed from our new communities of reporters that are covering what are called "beats." Not long ago, we told you about...
Rapidian infuses Facebook commenting on articles
by (Chelsea)
Submitted 01-30-2012 under OPINION
For many of us, social sites like Facebook are where we have conversations and interactions with people about anything and everything happening around us. Even here at The Rapidian, we use social media regularly to share our stories. In doing this,...
Catalyst Radio: Meet citizen journalism reporter Rob Cole
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-27-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW This episode of Catalyst Radio features one of the citizen journalism reporters publishing on our news site, The Rapidian. With more than a dozen...
Introducing our newest interns
by (Chelsea)
Submitted 01-25-2012 under OPINION
We searched high and low, long and hard, and we found four incredible people that will join our team to keep The Rapidian working towards excellence. While these interns just started, and you may never have the pleasure of meeting them, we thought...
Catalyst Radio: Internet legislation protested with web blackouts
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-20-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEWIn this episode of Catalyst Radio we discuss two congressional bills with potential effects of limiting an open and free internet, which are facing...