Ryan Sholin » Roanoke http://ryansholin.com The future of news. And more. No funny stuff. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:54:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2007 ryansholin@gmail.com (Ryan Sholin) ryansholin@gmail.com (Ryan Sholin) http://www.ryansholin.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Ryan Sholin http://ryansholin.com 144 144 Ryan Sholin on the future of newspapers, online news and journalism education. Ryan Sholin Ryan Sholin ryansholin@gmail.com no no Datasphere.roanoke.com – Roanoke.com http://ryansholin.com/2007/10/24/datasphere-roanoke-com-roanoke-com/ http://ryansholin.com/2007/10/24/datasphere-roanoke-com-roanoke-com/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:10:24 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://ryansholin.com/2007/10/24/datasphere-roanoke-com-roanoke-com/ That’s one fine looking set of datasets. As usual, I’d love to know what’s driving it. Do the .aspx extenstions mean it’s all getting surfaced out of Access? I doubt it.

Datasphere.roanoke.com – Roanoke.com

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The Roanoke Times: 404 Not Found : End of an era: The final TimesCast

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]]> http://ryansholin.com/2007/10/11/the-roanoke-times-404-not-found-end-of-an-era-the-final-timescast/feed/ 0 What’s your online newsroom’s emergency plan? http://ryansholin.com/2007/04/25/whats-your-online-newsrooms-emergency-plan/ http://ryansholin.com/2007/04/25/whats-your-online-newsrooms-emergency-plan/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:38:42 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://www.ryansholin.com/2007/04/25/whats-your-online-newsrooms-emergency-plan/ Roanoke has been doing everything right online on the Virginia Tech story. Breaking news, multimedia, everything at once, plus, the one thing most of us never think too much about, keeping the servers running.

Here’s how they did it.

I hate to ask this question, but what’s your online emergency plan in the event of a server-melting breaking news story?

If you’re a shooter, is there someone back at the office who can edit what you shoot? Got an army of interns to run flash cards and tapes back and forth? Or do you just grab a laptop with all the software you need and send back images/video/text/audio as you gather and edit it? Do you have one of those just sitting around? A few point & shoots to throw at reporters?

The more I think about it, the less sleep I’m going to get, so I’ll leave it at that. (Note to self: Make emergency plan…)

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Video: Coping through journalism – Roanoke.com

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]]> http://ryansholin.com/2007/04/18/video-coping-through-journalism-roanoke-com/feed/ 0 ICM Interview: BigLickU’s Chris Winston – Innovation in College Media http://ryansholin.com/2007/02/06/icm-interview-biglicku%e2%80%99s-chris-winston-innovation-in-college-media/ http://ryansholin.com/2007/02/06/icm-interview-biglicku%e2%80%99s-chris-winston-innovation-in-college-media/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:48:12 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://ryansholin.com/2007/02/06/icm-interview-biglicku%e2%80%99s-chris-winston-innovation-in-college-media/ Bryan finds out more about what BigLickU, a Roanoke newspaper social networking site for the Facebook set, is up to pre-launch.

ICM Interview: BigLickU’s Chris Winston – Innovation in College Media

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]]> http://ryansholin.com/2007/02/06/icm-interview-biglicku%e2%80%99s-chris-winston-innovation-in-college-media/feed/ 0 If you think you’re safe, you might not be – Innovation in College Media http://ryansholin.com/2007/01/30/if-you-think-you%e2%80%99re-safe-you-might-not-be-innovation-in-college-media/ http://ryansholin.com/2007/01/30/if-you-think-you%e2%80%99re-safe-you-might-not-be-innovation-in-college-media/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:22:46 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://ryansholin.com/2007/01/30/if-you-think-you%e2%80%99re-safe-you-might-not-be-innovation-in-college-media/ Now it’s all coming together: Local newspaper produces hyperlocal site aimed at college students, thus disrupting the college newspaper’s online efforts. Who’s in charge here, anyway?

If you think you’re safe, you might not be – Innovation in College Media

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]]> http://ryansholin.com/2007/01/30/if-you-think-you%e2%80%99re-safe-you-might-not-be-innovation-in-college-media/feed/ 0 The TimesCast: How it comes together -The Roanoke Times: 404 Not Found http://ryansholin.com/2006/12/08/the-timescast-how-it-comes-together-the-roanoke-times-404-not-found/ http://ryansholin.com/2006/12/08/the-timescast-how-it-comes-together-the-roanoke-times-404-not-found/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:02:37 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://ryansholin.com/2006/12/08/the-timescast-how-it-comes-together-the-roanoke-times-404-not-found/ The TimesCast: How it comes together -The Roanoke Times: 404 Not Found

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]]> http://ryansholin.com/2006/12/08/the-timescast-how-it-comes-together-the-roanoke-times-404-not-found/feed/ 0 Roanoke.com’s TimesCast, part 2: Interview with Seth Gitner – ondesign http://ryansholin.com/2006/10/31/roanoke-com%e2%80%99s-timescast-part-2-interview-with-seth-gitner-ondesign/ http://ryansholin.com/2006/10/31/roanoke-com%e2%80%99s-timescast-part-2-interview-with-seth-gitner-ondesign/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:20:37 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://ryansholin.com/2006/10/31/roanoke-com%e2%80%99s-timescast-part-2-interview-with-seth-gitner-ondesign/ A quick interview with Roanoke.com’s Seth Gitner about the strategy/philosophy behind the TimesCast.

Roanoke.com’s TimesCast, part 2: Interview with Seth Gitner – ondesign

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]]> http://ryansholin.com/2006/10/31/roanoke-com%e2%80%99s-timescast-part-2-interview-with-seth-gitner-ondesign/feed/ 0 Job opening in Roanoke http://ryansholin.com/2006/10/28/job-opening-in-roanoke/ http://ryansholin.com/2006/10/28/job-opening-in-roanoke/#comments Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:10:59 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://www.ryansholin.com/2006/10/28/job-opening-in-roanoke/ Want to work with an all-star award-winning online and multimedia journalism team for a daily that’s big enough to have lots of resources but small enough that you get to get your hands dirty as the lead developer on some projects?

Go to Roanoke.

From Seth Gitner, the multimedia editor at the Roanoke Times in Virginia, comes word that this Web Producer position still isn’t filled.
The ad says:

The producer will be expected to work with reporters and editors from The Roanoke Times, as well as producers and developers from the Web site to create compelling and cutting-edge projects for Roanoke.com. When breaking news hits, this position will ensure our online coverage puts us ahead of the competition. The online content team works in the newsroom and collaborates with print staffers.

It’s a gig at a 97,000 circ daily that features a daily video newscast and tons of multimedia content. The Times is owned by Landmark Communications, the same company doing great things with video at the Virginian-Pilot and blogs at the Greensboro News & Record.

On a related note, why hasn’t this sweet job already been snapped up by some young up-and-coming news coder? Maybe Bryan can talk Seth into an IM interview about how hard it is to find the right sort of journalist/programmer for this sort of job, and why.

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Lessons From a Newsroom’s Digital Frontline – Nieman Reports

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