August 2005 – Ryan Sholin

I’m quoted in Mansi Bhatia’s article in this semester’s Washington Square, a publication of the SJSU office of Communications and Public Affairs. I assume the magazine goes out to alumni, and is not to be confused with Access, the Journalism & Mass Communications department’s student-produced magazine, which is available all over campus. The Washington Square…

Trickle-Down Technology

Aug 29, 2005

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Ryan Sholin

in Ideas, Media, Technology

In discussions about international communication, I often hear the argument that neither this “blogging” thing in specific nor the internet in general are not on the radar in places like Africa, where they “don’t even have phones, much less internet access” (or so goes the myth). The people who expound on this sort of angle…

Michael Yon : Online Magazine: Gates of Fire

Aug 26, 2005

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Freelance journalist in Iraq Michael Yon : Online Magazine: Gates of Fire

Semiotics 101

Aug 26, 2005

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Ryan Sholin

in Ideas

Does it matter what we call things? Does it matter what words mean? Does it matter if it’s a “War” or a “Conflict” or a “Conflagration” or a “Military Event”? Does it matter if it’s a “newspaper” or a “magazine,” a “blog” or a “message board?” From my grandmother’s point of view, my blog is…

Hi Everyone

Aug 25, 2005

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Ryan Sholin

in Education, Media, Technology

Welcome, WashingtonPost.com and Dan Gillmor readers… I’ve been staring at code and textbooks all day instead of reading blogs and googling myself, so I didn’t notice all the traffic until Dan’s trackback hit my email a few minutes ago. I’m sure I’ll jump into the conversation…but at the moment I have seven minutes before my…