Invisible Inkling

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

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SJSU JMC Geek Dinner next Tuesday

Steve Sloan, Cynthia McCune, and other folks will all be getting together at Tony Soprano’s Pizzeria this Tuesday at 6pm to talk about plans for JOUR 163, a course on producing new media for the web that will be offered next semester in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at SJSU.

Steve says he’ll be [...]

New Orleans hospital drama at Atlanta Journal-Constitution

There’s a huge 22-episode package running in print and online down at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution right now, and it takes the reader inside New Orleans hospitals during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
From the introduction to the piece:
To report this story, staff writer Jane O. Hansen interviewed more than 50 people over six months, beginning two [...]

Vendor sports, SJSU style

I’ve now written stories for the Spartan Daily about Microsoft, Google, and Apple. Is Yahoo next? Thankfully, no. But I’ll keep an eye out, so I can hit the superfecta.
For the record, every single student who has talked to me about the iTunes U story has said something to the effect of [...]

WANTED: podcasting rig suggestions

I’ve surfed the forums, I’ve listened to podcasts about podcasting, and I’ve read what there is to read, but it all gets so outdated so quickly.
So, faithful readers (both of you), who has suggestions for a podcasting rig?
I need to it to come in under $400 (not my money, don’t worry), preferably under $300. [...]