Welcome to the virtual newsroom
We welcome our readers to the Inside Scoop – a blog about stories and tidbits from the West Central Tribune newsroom. This new blog can be read at this Areavoices.com URL: insidescoop.areavoices.com....
View ArticleRemembering 9-11
Several months ago we started talking in the newsroom about the upcoming 10th anniversary of 9/11. The significance of this day is marked in history forever. We all remember the horror of watching the...
View ArticleOn making the news instead of gathering the news
If I had a nickel for every time I typed up a report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries for the newspaper or website, I’d probably have a sizable start on my sons’ college funds. Gathering the...
View ArticleSame old, same old
If they stick around long enough, most reporters will have a handful of stories that come up over and over again: Hot weather. Cold weather. Crop reports. The city budget. The details may change...
View ArticleHave yourself a stylin’ little Christmas
Here in the newsroom we’re armed and ready for the holiday season: We’ve just been issued the official Associated Press Holiday Style Guide, a list of seasonal words, phrases and definitions to help...
View ArticleIt’s time to “focus”
Reporters and the rest of the news staff at the West Central Tribune are gearing up for the annual Focus edition – a showcase piece published early each spring by the West Central Tribune centered...
View ArticleOur social media roadmap
Earlier today, I gave a presentation to the Willmar Kiwanis Club about social media and how we’re using it at the Tribune to engage with our readers. While social media isn’t the only part of my job,...
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