Happy birthday to us! Chronicle news blog turns 1 year old

A year ago, we launched The Christian Chronicle news blog with these elements in mind:

• Breaking news and headlines.

• Behind-the-scene details from Chronicle reporting trips, giving readers more information than can fit in a story or feature article.

• Requests for reader feedback on trends, issues and breaking news such as natural disasters.

• Links to interesting stories in other media about Churches of Christ.

• Links to interesting stories that, while not directly related to Churches of Christ, help keep our readers informed about opportunities for and threats to churches.

• Links to Chronicle stories, photo essays and videos.

This is our 440th post. We’ve averaged eight or nine new posts a week. Our posts typically receive a few thousand hits. Our most-viewed post — featuring a video of 9-year-old Davis Burton discussing his daily Bible reading — has been clicked nearly 200,000 times.
So, as we celebrate this blog’s first birthday, it’s time to ask: What do you think, loyal readers? Please leave a comment and let us know what you like — and what we could improve upon.

• Feedback
  The news blog guarantees that there will be something new to read and consider when I come to the Chronicle’s website, regardless of the print publication schedule. It’s an appropriate way to keep the Chronicle as the flagship news source for Churches of Christ worldwide.

  Jonathan Clemens

  May, 1 2011