Invisible Inkling

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

All About undead-reporters

2000 strong at Wired Journalists

May 15, 2008 – 10:14 am

So many milestones this week…
Here’s another one:  Wired Journalists now has more than 2000 members.
The Ning-powered social network that Howard Owens, Zac Echola, and I created back in January has exceeded our expectations, in terms of numbers, interaction, community, and the learning/teaching that’s going on there.
Plus, it’s really bringing some people out of the woodwork.
I’m [...]

Five minutes with Peter Shankman of HelpAReporterOut.com

March 21, 2008 – 6:48 pm

I asked Peter Shankman a few easy questions today about his Help A Reporter Out project.
You can listen in or download the mp3 below.
(I recorded the call with cinch.blogtalkradio.com, for those of you keeping score at home.)

 
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I like it when you’re angry

March 10, 2008 – 6:17 am

So I’m the last person in the world to blog about AngryJournalist.com, a good (albeit a little twisted) deed done by Kiyoshi Martinez to give folks a place to vent in public, anonymously.
While I would certainly prefer that you do something potentially productive with your time other than whine about how little of it you [...]

Work with us, people

March 3, 2008 – 7:40 pm

GateHouse Media is hiring two reporters. Here’s the important bit from Boss Owens’ post on the matter:
The ideal candidate:

A recent college graduate (or graduating this spring)
At least six months experience blogging
Capable of shooting and editing his or her own video
Ready to do more than sit in an office and make [...]

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Next Newspaper

February 26, 2008 – 10:31 pm

Funny thing about the newspaper business.
If you’re interested in innovation, you find yourself constantly trying to demonstrate the present to people with their feet (and desks, workflow, and hierarchy) planted firmly in the past.
And while The Future of Newspapers mostly gets ink for being bleak, the future of news does not blink, or miss a [...]