Comments on: Inventing journalism http://ryansholin.com/2008/02/17/inventing-journalism/ Ryan Sholin on the future of newspapers, online news and journalism education. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:29:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Helms http://ryansholin.com/2008/02/17/inventing-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-10415 Chris Helms Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:37:30 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2008/02/17/inventing-journalism/#comment-10415 Diamond's book, to me, boils down to the idea that it is natural resources, not the intelligence of particular groups of humans, that predict who will dominate who. I'm not sure what the lesson for journalism is. These days I'm actually trying to read <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/darwinbicentenary" rel="nofollow">Origin of Species</a>. The idea that an individual's random mutations give it a leg up on passing on its characteristics makes me think that what's most needed is a helluva lot of journalism experiments producing random mutations. Diamond’s book, to me, boils down to the idea that it is natural resources, not the intelligence of particular groups of humans, that predict who will dominate who. I’m not sure what the lesson for journalism is.
These days I’m actually trying to read Origin of Species. The idea that an individual’s random mutations give it a leg up on passing on its characteristics makes me think that what’s most needed is a helluva lot of journalism experiments producing random mutations.

]]> By: Ryan http://ryansholin.com/2008/02/17/inventing-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-10223 Ryan Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:26:42 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2008/02/17/inventing-journalism/#comment-10223 @chris - Exactly. I now spend a great deal of time in my day job at reaching out to isolated rural and suburban editors and publishers. The drive behind <a href="http://reportingon.com" rel="nofollow">ReportingOn</a> has a lot to do with ending the isolation of the beat reporter. @chris – Exactly. I now spend a great deal of time in my day job at reaching out to isolated rural and suburban editors and publishers.

The drive behind ReportingOn has a lot to do with ending the isolation of the beat reporter.

]]> By: Chris Amico http://ryansholin.com/2008/02/17/inventing-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-10217 Chris Amico Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:42:54 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2008/02/17/inventing-journalism/#comment-10217 I love that book. Another lesson I take from it: Advantageous technology spreads because those who adopt it survive and conquer those who don't. Call it innovation Darwinism, or survival of the early adopters. The isolated don't often last. I love that book.

Another lesson I take from it: Advantageous technology spreads because those who adopt it survive and conquer those who don’t.

Call it innovation Darwinism, or survival of the early adopters. The isolated don’t often last.

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