Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Join me for coffee on Friday at Mainstreet Coffee to learn more at about blogging for Patch – and get a free t-shirt!
EG Patch has some terrific bloggers (best in the state!) but we are always looking to add more voices to the mix. That's where you come in. We need you – your passions, your frustrations, your stories, your questions – and if you sign up to blog this week, I'll give you a beautiful Patch t-shirt! Really. To make it really easy, come by Mainstreet Coffee Friday morning and I can help you get started. I'll be there from 9 to 10 a.m. So, whether you are a stay-at-home mom or dad looking for a creative outlet, a business owner looking to gain more visibility, someone who feels strongly about current events, a photo buff eager to show off your stuff ... well, do it on Patch! As for requirements, not an issue on Patch. You can post as often or…
Friday, September 14, 2012
The video, produced by a Chafee staffer on his own time, included the url to the governor’s state website.
A video made to announce Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., earlier this month has been removed from YouTube following a complaint by a blogger for Rhode Island Patch sites. The video – which featured audio from speeches by Pres. Obama and Gov. Chafee – had ended with a list of references, including “www.gov.ri.gov.” Blogger Rene Lafayette wrote, "This is a clear violation of partisan, political use of publicly funded resources," in a blog posted on Tuesday, Sept. 11. Christine Hunsinger, Chafee's spokeswoman, said Thursday the video was made by James Alvarez, who works in the governor's communications office. He "volunteered to do it on his own time and used his own computer," …
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Do you love cooking? Are you a talented gardener? Interested in writing about parenting? Have a special needs child? Like to motivate people to exercise? Or …
In May, we put out a call for bloggers and heard from a few of you. Today, we have three regular bloggers - Divya Mahadevan, Mike Bottaro and Rachel Morley. We want more! And we suspect there are a few more blogger-types out there. What is blogging? It’s writing in your voice about something you are passionate about - fishing, for instance, cars, nature, health, relationships. There are lots of possibilities. One person I talked to about blogging said she wasn’t a good writer. Here’s what I say about that: blogs are essentially a way of talking through the written word. And, with all the potential visual components you can add to your blog (yes, we can help you with this), words are only a part of the product. So, don’t let your fears stop…
J. Lane McMahon
1:34 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012
Jack, Although you and I very rarely agree on anything, I am 100% with you on this one. (I very rarely agree with Gov. Chafee either) more ›