Invisible Inkling

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

All About college-newspapers

Snapshots from the future of online student news

October 15, 2008 – 1:11 pm

Those of you (er, both of you) who have been following this blog since its outset (onset?) in February 2005 will recall that I first got involved with the actual production of online news at the Spartan Daily, the student newspaper of San Jose State University, where I remain a graduate student, believe it or [...]

Shifting priorities

May 10, 2007 – 8:38 am

If posting gets a little light around here, it’s because a few projects are working their way toward completion. One is nearly finished (more on that within the next few weeks) and another I just made a big change to get started on in earnest. There’s a third that’s on hold for a few [...]

RateMyProfessors.com - the ultimate student media vertical?

January 30, 2007 – 8:00 am

Two weeks ago, a little business brief zipped across my workflow radar at the office - mtvU buys RateMyProfessors.com*.
For those of you keeping up with the college newspaper business, last summer, mtvU bought College Publisher, by far the largest hosting and CMS provider for online student media.
Now, the Viacom subsidiary adds RateMyProfessors to its stable.
Awesome [...]

Questions for student media advisers

January 14, 2007 – 2:12 pm

Bryan Murley posted his responses to what Rob Curley said a day ahead of schedule, having been scooped by his source — a common problem when using bloggers as sources, for those of you taking notes.
He brings up some crucial questions for student media advisers. Yes, this means you.
“When you critique the paper product, [...]

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 [...]