Invisible Inkling

Ryan Sholin on the future of newspapers, online news and journalism education.

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Scobleization plus three years

February 12, 2008 – 10:07 pm

Three years and two days ago, I got Scobleized.
The highlight of Robert’s informal talk was when he plugged his tablet into the projector in a packed room at the SJSU/MLK library and showed us his aggregator.
It was Bloglines at the time, not that it mattered.
I was blown away by the amount of information — and [...]

Which newspaper will drop its print edition first?

December 30, 2006 – 9:26 am

Wired News prediction for 2007: “A major newspaper gives up printing on paper to publish exclusively online.”
Howard Owens doesn’t think so: “Ain’t happening. There’s still too much revenue tied up in print and not enough online. A major newspaper — I’m taking this to mean a major metro — couldn’t support it’s current news [...]

I am employed

October 13, 2006 – 4:54 pm

Wow.
It’s not the job I’ve been talking about for a month, for those of you that have been subject to my ramblings, but it’s the same sort of work, much closer to home. I’ll say more after I get settled in, but I’m pretty excited about it so far.
Note to J-School students: Knowing [...]

Reinvent one thing at a time

August 9, 2006 – 6:56 am

I’ve had an exciting week.
Talking to profs and students at the AEJMC convention really lit the proverbial fire under my ass, and I’ve been able to get started on a database (Okay, so it’s just a spreadsheet at the moment.) that will be the kernel of my thesis data.
Meanwhile, I put together a pair of [...]

That Master of Science degree I’m working on looks pretty good right about now

August 7, 2006 – 6:20 am

Lots of uplifting statistics in the latest Grady College/University of Georgia survey of j-school graduates, but my favorite is the part about how much grad students are making out of the gate:
“Master’s degree recipients in 2005 reported a median salary of $37,000, up from $33,000 in 2004. The 2005 figure was the highest reported going [...]