The Rapidian
The Rapidian voted Best in Show by West Michigan Public Relations Society
by (GRCommFound)
Submitted 04-30-2010 under NONPROFITS
The launch campaign for The Rapidian was honored last night by the West Michigan Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America at the 25th annual PRoof awards. The Rapidian received a gold award in the Public Service category and then went on...
New Feature: Story Bank - Help Us Out!
by (George)
Submitted 04-08-2010 under OPINION
From Rapidian staff*: After more than a year of solid development, Ron – our main developer – is off on a much-need vacation with his family. That leaves the rest of us Rapidian staffers with a tiny bit of downtime to do some of the planning...In studio: The Rapidian
by (WYCE)
Submitted 03-12-2010 under NONPROFITS
This week's Catalyst Radio was a live, in-studio special with Denise Cheng, The Rapidian's citizen journalism coordinator, about changes coming up to the program.
New Feature: Better User Bar!
by (George)
Submitted 02-22-2010 under OPINION
From Rapidian staff*: If you are a logged-in user of The Rapidian, you may have noticed the slightly retooled user bar in the top right-hand corner of the site. This little bar should help address some of The Rapidian's biggest usability problems—...
The Jammies XI Recap: celebrating local music and community
by (WYCE)
Submitted 02-17-2010 under NONPROFITS
The 11th Annual WYCE Jammie Awards have come and gone, and there are so many great memories from the night. Nearly 1,200 Grand Rapidians came together to celebrate local music and to give back to their community. The awards ceremony did not...
Relationships: To call each thing by its right name
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 02-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Matt Russell and I were musing in the office yesterday about the possibilities with February's first story theme: Relationships. We were talking about inanimate objects and why people name them. Of the core staff, George Wietor has named his...An Intro to Citizen Journalism - the rapidian press pit #3
by (scott warren)
Submitted 02-01-2010 under OPINION
This past week the Rapidian's 3rd press pit, which brought a chance for local citizen journalists to come together and exchange ideas and gain advice from each other, was held at the Rapidian's Wealthy St office. I was anxious to meet...
Welcome to BETA II
by (George)
Submitted 12-15-2009 under OPINION
Since the launch of The Rapidian, exactly three months ago to the day, The Rapidian has been operating in what we’ve been calling “Beta I.” It has been a time to throw everything out there and see what works and what doesn’t. Things, for the most...
On Drew Storey: The toughest thing I've done this year
by (mattsimoto)
Submitted 10-22-2009 under OPINION
The first time I met Drew Storey I never would have thought that I’d soon be in a van with him, driving into the middle of someone else’s cornfield to drink whiskey, smashing a Batman piñata, watching him paint his abstract vision of A Brave New...
Drew Storey: An appropriate name
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 10-20-2009 under OPINION
I found out early Monday morning: Drew Storey, The Rapidian's content facilitator, had passed away. After the first hour, I decided I wanted to make a plan. That's how I react. Make a plan, figure out how to fix things so you can be back in control...