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Chicago, IL —
GateHouse News Service has you covered for the upcoming holidays. Some stories and pages you shouldn't miss:
THANKSGIVING
-- It isn't too late to use our callouts for stories of gratitude and holiday photos. Click here for more reader interaction ideas related to Thanksgiving.
-- The content on our Thanksgiving page is all about the evolution of the holiday meal. Would you trade your pumpkin pie for hasty pudding? This content makes a fine anchor for holiday recipes.
-- Give readers ideas on putting a new spin on their holiday traditions by having a more football-friendly feast, or one inspired by foods of the world or Charlie Brown. Fill it out with quotes from a local family who celebrates turkey day a bit differently than most.
CHRISTMAS
-- Offer our Holiday Songbook -- or the songs within -- to readers looking to carol. Ask local churches, school clubs and neighborhood groups whether they plan to carol, and create a nice feature story.
-- December Family's centerpiece includes photos and recipes for two magnificent holiday cakes. Use them to encourage readers to send in their own holiday recipes, with pictures!
-- Our Holiday Cookbook offers more recipes for dinners, desserts, brunches and parties. Take a poll on when your readers celebrate -- Christmas Eve? Christmas morning? -- and whether they're going out or staying in this year.
NEW YEAR'S
-- We don't have a lot of New Year's content yet, but we do have ideas for an Eve party for pennies. Start thinking now about how your readers will spend New Year's Eve, and be sure to run lists of local events with your stay-home possibilities.
Get more holiday story ideas at my webinar on Christmas and reader interaction, 2 p.m. EST/1 p.m. CST Thursday, Dec. 2. Click here to register.
Looking for more stories, or have ideas to contribute to the webinar? Let me know.
GateHouse News Service has you covered for the upcoming holidays. Some stories and pages you shouldn't miss:
THANKSGIVING
-- It isn't too late to use our callouts for stories of gratitude and holiday photos. Click here for more reader interaction ideas related to Thanksgiving.
-- The content on our Thanksgiving page is all about the evolution of the holiday meal. Would you trade your pumpkin pie for hasty pudding? This content makes a fine anchor for holiday recipes.
-- Give readers ideas on putting a new spin on their holiday traditions by having a more football-friendly feast, or one inspired by foods of the world or Charlie Brown. Fill it out with quotes from a local family who celebrates turkey day a bit differently than most.
CHRISTMAS
-- Offer our Holiday Songbook -- or the songs within -- to readers looking to carol. Ask local churches, school clubs and neighborhood groups whether they plan to carol, and create a nice feature story.
-- December Family's centerpiece includes photos and recipes for two magnificent holiday cakes. Use them to encourage readers to send in their own holiday recipes, with pictures!
-- Our Holiday Cookbook offers more recipes for dinners, desserts, brunches and parties. Take a poll on when your readers celebrate -- Christmas Eve? Christmas morning? -- and whether they're going out or staying in this year.
NEW YEAR'S
-- We don't have a lot of New Year's content yet, but we do have ideas for an Eve party for pennies. Start thinking now about how your readers will spend New Year's Eve, and be sure to run lists of local events with your stay-home possibilities.
Get more holiday story ideas at my webinar on Christmas and reader interaction, 2 p.m. EST/1 p.m. CST Thursday, Dec. 2. Click here to register.
Looking for more stories, or have ideas to contribute to the webinar? Let me know.
