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First Rapidian fund drive a success with over $10,000 in donations
by Holly Bechiri (Holly)
Submitted 04-30-2012 under OPINION
"Not only is The Rapidian a valuable resource for our community, but it provides a place for new writers (like me) to get professional experience too." -Heidi Stukkie Words like these came flooding in with donations over the past week-and...
Join us!
by Holly Bechiri (Holly)
Submitted 04-23-2012 under OPINION
It's here: time to show support for The Rapidian. Donate now- and be sure to check out the donation premiums available as a way to say thank you to our supporters!
Join us in supporting The Rapidian: fund drive kicks off Monday
by Chelsea LaForge (Chelsea)
Submitted 04-20-2012 under OPINION
All week we've been talking about The Rapidian being the hyperlocal news source, powered by the people of Grand Rapids. Now it's time for us to ask you, our community of readers, reporters and supporters, to help us hit the goal we're...
Rapidian supports community news, reporters
Submitted 04-18-2012 under OPINION
We're in an incredibly interesting time. The explosion of technology has meant many great things for civilization, but in other ways we're seeing the negative effects play out. The role of the media in our society has been diminished. Not...
Join us in supporting hyperlocal
by Laurie Cirivello (LCirivello)
Submitted 04-17-2012 under OPINION
In 2010, I wrote a Rapidian piece about the increasing attention to the concept of “hyperlocal” in news and journalism circles. Relating to the Rapidian, I referred to it as “small stories about the details of being a community....
Join us in supporting The Rapidian
by Holly Bechiri (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...
Signs of Spring gallery goes live, includes contest
by Holly Bechiri (Holly)
Submitted 03-26-2012 under OPINION
Spring has definitely hit early this year... or was last week summer? We know you've all been out enjoying the amazing weather and capturing moments and all those new signs of life. To celebrate everything coming to life, we're...
Students use art and journalism to share thoughts on immigration
by Steffanie Rosalez (Steff)
Submitted 02-23-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Leer este artículo en español | Read this article in Spanish “Will this project help my brother come back to us after being deported?” This question was asked by an 8th grade student [whose identity has been removed to protect her family...
Creating content on The Rapidian: Embedding a video
by Holly Bechiri (Holly)
Submitted 01-23-2012 under OPINION
In past "Tricks of the Trade" episodes, you've learned about adding an article, adding a calendar event, pitching a story and including hyperlinks in your Rapidian articles. Sometimes, though, you...
GRCMC and Rapidian sites go dark Wednesday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
by Holly Bechiri (Holly)
Submitted 01-17-2012 under OPINION
The Grand Rapids Community Media Center website will be going dark from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18th. As a part of GRCMC, The Rapidian will also be going dark during this time. Purportedly aimed at curbing Internet piracy,...- 1 of 4
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