The Rockford Register Star is in Rockford, IL, and is the metropolitan area's primary daily newspaper. In 1979 there were two Rockford competitors, The Register Republic, that was founded in February 15, 1855, that was the newspaper through Jan. 6, 1873. The Morning Star was founded on March 20, 1888. Gannett was the owner at that time and they announced that they were selling the paper to Fairport, NY- based GateHouse Media.
The Register Star was the fifth highest circulation Illinois newspaper as of Sept. 2006. At that time the circulation was 70,300+ the 163rd largest in the United States.
You can visit the headquarters at the Register Star Tower at 99 East State Street. The building sits on the Rock River next to the main bridge in Rockford, IL. Their official site is www.rrstar.com.
In 2003 the newspaper formed an alliance with WREX-TV. If you watch the early morning news, you can view the Newspaper reporters on a daily basis, promoting stories found in the Rockford Register Star.
References: Wikipedia, GateHouse, and the Rockford Register Star.
The Rockford Register Star, a Gatehouse Media company has an immediate opening for an experienced editor, to lead a team of editors that produces content for rrstar.com. The team also coordinates the newspaper's social media initiatives, in collaboration with other members of the newsroom staff. They also produce a website for their sister newspaper, the Journal-Standard of Freeport, IL.
The Rockford Register Star provides a competitive employee benefits package.
The qualified candidates should submit resume and cover letter with salary history in confidence to:
Rockford Register Star - Human Resources Dept., 99 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61104.
(815) 961 - 5833 (fax)
No phone calls.
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