Column
EDITOR’S REPORT
By Sheila Mullowney
Changes will help us serve you
During the past few weeks, we have made some changes, most of which we hope will serve readers and customers better.
The following is a brief overview:
- Regular viewers of The Daily News Web site will notice a slight difference recently. The home page has been modified to more prominently feature pictures that have appeared in The Daily News and provide easier access to the online Photo Gallery, where pictures can be viewed and purchased.
Although the photo links will take place of the replica of the front page of the paper that has been appearing there since we launched the new site nearly a year ago, the top of the home page still will serve as a portal for subscribers to the e-paper, the electronic version of The Daily News. In addition to the log-in screen, readers will find a sampling of headlines from each day’s paper.
A host of information and links, including obituaries, announcements, poll questions, The Daily News sports blog, local event highlights, forms and contact information and a selection of community columnists, still can be accessed at www.NewportDailyNews.com.
- In addition to making it easier to find the Photo Gallery and order prints of your favorite pictures, we recently added another service to The Daily News Web site: full-page reprints.
We frequently receive requests for reprints of stories that have appeared in The Daily News, and this service will make it easier to order them. Click on the “Extra! Extra!” link on the left-hand side of the home page and it will take you to a form where you can enter the date (going back to Jan. 1, 2009) and page and select the size you want, which vary in price. The reprint will be mailed to you. The same company that handles our photo reprints will take care of full-page reprint orders.
- Speaking of Web sites, the Edward A. Sherman Publishing Co., publisher of The Daily News, recently relaunched its flagship Web site,
NewportRI.com. For many years, it was a tourist-based site, based on information from the Best Read Guide, and in more recent years, actually was a flip-page replica of the tourist guide.
But last month, assisted by Brave River Solutions of Warwick, NewportRI.com was reborn. In addition to a new look, the site features searchable databases of restaurants, shopping and lodging, help wanted and real estate listings, events and more. Content is generated by staff of the company’s publications, including The Daily News, Mercury and Newport Life Magazine, which publishes the annual Best Read Guide and City Guide.
Whether you’re planning a special night on the town or an itinerary for visiting guests, NewportRI.com is the place to go. Check it out and let us know what you think.
- We recently changed phone systems to allow staffers to have direct lines. The automated service and directory still is available at 849-3300, and previously published extensions still work, but we hope the direct lines will help readers, advertisers and community organizations to reach us in a more efficient manner.
A list of the new numbers is available online (click on ‘Contact us’).
- Newsroom Assistant Heather Miller has left for a new opportunity, and while we are searching for a permanent, part-time replacement, Brett Warnke has joined our ranks as a part-time summer intern, helping to process your press releases, calendar listings and news items for the Community section. A graduate of Indiana University and New School in New York City, Brett wrote for the Indiana Daily Student newspaper and Canon Magazine, the student-run publication of the New School’s School of Social Research, before venturing to Rhode Island.
The summer is a busy time of year for us, and we are looking toward an even busier fall, with the general elections coming up. Please have patience with us during this time of change, and help us serve you better.
Send feedback or suggestions to Editor@NewportRI.com or call me at my new direct line, 380-2351.
Sheila Mullowney is executive editor of The Newport Daily News.
By Sheila Mullowney
Changes will help us serve you
During the past few weeks, we have made some changes, most of which we hope will serve readers and customers better.
The following is a brief overview:
- Regular viewers of The Daily News Web site will notice a slight difference recently. The home page has been modified to more prominently feature pictures that have appeared in The Daily News and provide easier access to the online Photo Gallery, where pictures can be viewed and purchased.
Although the photo links will take place of the replica of the front page of the paper that has been appearing there since we launched the new site nearly a year ago, the top of the home page still will serve as a portal for subscribers to the e-paper, the electronic version of The Daily News. In addition to the log-in screen, readers will find a sampling of headlines from each day’s paper.
A host of information and links, including obituaries, announcements, poll questions, The Daily News sports blog, local event highlights, forms and contact information and a selection of community columnists, still can be accessed at www.NewportDailyNews.com.
- In addition to making it easier to find the Photo Gallery and order prints of your favorite pictures, we recently added another service to The Daily News Web site: full-page reprints.
We frequently receive requests for reprints of stories that have appeared in The Daily News, and this service will make it easier to order them. Click on the “Extra! Extra!” link on the left-hand side of the home page and it will take you to a form where you can enter the date (going back to Jan. 1, 2009) and page and select the size you want, which vary in price. The reprint will be mailed to you. The same company that handles our photo reprints will take care of full-page reprint orders.
- Speaking of Web sites, the Edward A. Sherman Publishing Co., publisher of The Daily News, recently relaunched its flagship Web site,
NewportRI.com. For many years, it was a tourist-based site, based on information from the Best Read Guide, and in more recent years, actually was a flip-page replica of the tourist guide.
But last month, assisted by Brave River Solutions of Warwick, NewportRI.com was reborn. In addition to a new look, the site features searchable databases of restaurants, shopping and lodging, help wanted and real estate listings, events and more. Content is generated by staff of the company’s publications, including The Daily News, Mercury and Newport Life Magazine, which publishes the annual Best Read Guide and City Guide.
Whether you’re planning a special night on the town or an itinerary for visiting guests, NewportRI.com is the place to go. Check it out and let us know what you think.
- We recently changed phone systems to allow staffers to have direct lines. The automated service and directory still is available at 849-3300, and previously published extensions still work, but we hope the direct lines will help readers, advertisers and community organizations to reach us in a more efficient manner.
A list of the new numbers is available online (click on ‘Contact us’).
- Newsroom Assistant Heather Miller has left for a new opportunity, and while we are searching for a permanent, part-time replacement, Brett Warnke has joined our ranks as a part-time summer intern, helping to process your press releases, calendar listings and news items for the Community section. A graduate of Indiana University and New School in New York City, Brett wrote for the Indiana Daily Student newspaper and Canon Magazine, the student-run publication of the New School’s School of Social Research, before venturing to Rhode Island.
The summer is a busy time of year for us, and we are looking toward an even busier fall, with the general elections coming up. Please have patience with us during this time of change, and help us serve you better.
Send feedback or suggestions to Editor@NewportRI.com or call me at my new direct line, 380-2351.
Sheila Mullowney is executive editor of The Newport Daily News.