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Reader callout: Ask readers to send you their Easter pictures
Submitted by Jean Hodges on March 12, 2010 - 4:05pm
From egg hunts to bunnies to parades, Easter is almost here. Ask your readers for their Easter photos with an Easter reader callout on GateHouse News Service.
Be sure to run the ad daily in a prominent place. And make sure you run readers' choices online and in print.
We hope you find reader callouts a great way to interact with your readers and get them involved in your newspaper and Web site.
News Cube 2010 training schedule released
Submitted by Jean Hodges on March 10, 2010 - 5:49pm
Here is the schedule for News Cube 2010 training by week. News Cube is the content strategy for this year. It includes both Web and print strategies as outlined in the Newsroom Handbook.
You'll be contacted about a month before your training with a specific date for your newspaper. We look forward to working with you.
Poll question idea: Denver archdiocese denies kids school admission based on lesbian parents
Submitted by Jean Hodges on March 10, 2010 - 3:25pm
Looking for a poll idea? Here's a national idea that you can work into the mix.
What do you think of the Denver archdiocese's decision to deny kids admission to school because of lesbian parents?
- I agree with it because it's a private school system and the archdiocese can do what it likes.
- I think it's wrong to deny children access to a quality education because of the parents' sexual orientation.
Here's the embed code from PollDaddy.com:
Reader callout: Ask readers to pick the NCAA champion
Submitted by Jean Hodges on March 5, 2010 - 2:34pm
Before the NCAA tournament starts, ask your readers to submit to you who they think will win the tournament. It's easy with the March Madness reader callout ads on GateHouse News Service.
Poll question idea: Do you support the expansion of the Oscar Best Picture pool?
Submitted by Jean Hodges on March 3, 2010 - 10:53pm
Looking for a poll idea? Here's a national idea that you can work into the mix.
Do you support the expansion of the Oscar Best Picture pool from 5 films to 10?
- Yes, at least I will have seen a few of the movies this year.
- No, now it's not as special as it used to be to have a film nominated for Best Picture.
- I don't think it made much of a difference. The movies seemed to be similar to what they've been in the past. There's just more of them.
Here's the embed code from PollDaddy.com:
Reader callout: Ask for readers' St. Pat's photos
Submitted by Jean Hodges on February 26, 2010 - 7:09pm
Green beer, four leaf clovers, parades, parties ... it must be St. Patrick's Day. And it's the perfect time to ask your readers to submit their St. Pat's photos of parades and parties to share with the community. Check out the reader callout ads for St. Patrick's Day on GateHouse News Service to run in your newspapers.
Poll question idea: Would you buy a Toyota these days?
Submitted by Jean Hodges on February 24, 2010 - 12:47pm
As part of GateHouse's online strategy, you are probably running local polls to ask readers to weigh in on topics in your towns. People love to voice their opinions, and we're offering a national poll idea each Wednesday on GHnewsroom. You can use our idea on your Web site as one of your polls during the week.
Here's this week's poll idea:
Toyota is promising it is moving quickly to solve problems that have led to recalls and a congressional probe. Would you buy a Toyota today?
Poll question idea: Do you think the economic stimulus package has helped the country?
Submitted by Jean Hodges on February 17, 2010 - 6:39pm
As part of GateHouse's online strategy, you are probably running local polls to ask readers to weigh in on topics in your towns. People love to voice their opinions, and we're offering a national poll idea each Wednesday on GHnewsroom. You can use our idea on your Web site as one of your polls during the week.
Here's this week's poll idea:
President Obama is defending his economic stimulus, saying it saved America from a second Great Depression. Do you think it has helped?
Reader callout: Ask for readers' spring gardening tips
Submitted by Jean Hodges on February 11, 2010 - 9:56pm
Before you know it, the ground will begin to thaw, and your readers' thoughts will turn to spring gardening. What a perfect time to ask readers to share their gardening tips with the community. GateHouse News Service has produced a reader callout for spring gardening tips, which is available now.
Poll question idea: Did the media release too many details from Michael Jackson's autopsy?
Submitted by Jean Hodges on February 11, 2010 - 12:15am
As part of GateHouse's online strategy, you are probably running local polls to ask readers to weigh in on topics in your towns. People love to voice their opinions, and we're offering a national poll idea each Wednesday on GHnewsroom. You can use our idea on your Web site as one of your polls during the week.
Here's this week's poll idea:
Do you think the media released too many details of Michael Jackson's death when the autopsy report was made public?