Rockford's football preview section is "top of the charts"

The Rodkford Register Star staff rocked this preview section with a cool idea, culminating with fantastic photography and stellar design. Let's take a look, shall we?

Monday's Wake Up Call! What would fans have done without football?

Football is back. Almost. Today, the NFL Players Association's executive committee is expected to approve the 10-year collective bargaining deal. The owners approved it last week.

Monday's Wake Up Call! Will U.S team's run get more excited about soccer?

The U.S Women soccer team's dramatic victory on Sunday over Brazil in the World Cup, could be reason to do a local story about soccer in your community.

Monday's Wake Up Call! Ring in March Madness with local coverage

The tourney of 60-plus teams tips off on Tuesday and really gets under way on Thursday.

Monday's Wake Up Call! What are readers', experts' favorite commercials?

It's the day after the Super Bowl and what are people talking about?

Sports Design: Presenting basketball tournament coverage

WIth a litte planning, you can build sports pages in advance of a busy night.

How-to video: Managing your high school football ticker

Info on how to add widgets and post content with your new football ticker

Weekly NFL content coming soon to GateHouse News Service

Pro Football Weekly-branded regionalized pages will be available starting Sept. 1.

Tuesday's Wake Up Call! Are your city's golf courses suffering?

A USA Today story says that courses are being closed across the country. What's the impact locally?

Inside Design: Great design isn't always found on Page One

Great page design that appears on inside pages and sections now has a home on GHNewsroom.com.

Peoria's own March Madness: What it's like hosting the state tourney

Journal Star editor breaks down what goes into the coverage of the state tournament

How some GateHouse papers covered the Super Bowl on Page One

Take a look at how GateHouse papers played its coverage of the Super Bowl on their front pages.

 

High school football sections, promo templates are available

How-to videos and links help you get your high school football preview section off and running

 

8 elite story ideas for the NCAA tournament

The madness is here. Today the NCAA men's basketball tournament tips off — though the real action gets going on Thursday — and millions of fans are filling out their bracket and figuring out what excuse they're going to give the boss for opting out of work later this week.

An alternative way to tip off the high school basketball season


If your newspaper produces a special section previewing the season for teams in your area, you should consider taking a cue from the format that the Messenger Post Newspapers used for their preview section, which is featured below.

Ohio newspaper creates special wrap for high school football rivalry

The Times-Reporter, a GateHouse Media newspaper in Ohio, recently found a creative way to promote an upcoming major high school football rivalry.

A high school football advance package that works

The Daily Messenger, a 10,000 circulation GateHouse Media newspaper in upstate New York, has made a big deal out of high school football this month.

Who are the 50 greatest Hall of Fame Enshrinees?

Canton, Ohio is best known as the home of professional football. And, this week, the city and nation celebrate the ‘greats’ of professional football at the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival.

Register Mail asks readers to pick high school contests online

Most community newspapers today run a weekly "Pick'em" contest, where staff members and community folks pick who they think will win high school, college and pro football contests that week.

Fridaynightohio.com launches for newspaper group in Ohio

FridayNightOhio.com, a high-school football Web site developed by GateHouse’s four GateHouse Media Ohio newspapers, made its debut recently.

Training Schedule

Updated Jun 28, 2011 @ 09:53 AM

Here's a look at onsite training that the News & Interactive Division has on tap in the coming weeks:

Week of June  20
Harrisburg Daily Register [IL]
Eldorado Daily Journal [IL]
Carmi Times [IL]
The Olney Daily Mail [IL]
Flora Advocate Press  [IL]
Newport Independent [AR]
Stuttgart Daily Leader [AR]
Helena The Daily World [AR]
Heber Springs The Sun Times [AR]


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