Author: Ryan Sholin
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The business model is still the elephant in the room
As much fun as it is for me to make clever lists and shout from the hilltops about what I think your news organization should be doing, how they should be doing it, and why they should be doing it, no matter what argument I (or anyone else) has in favor of a certain technology…
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The stenography ends here
A few takeaways from this morning’s presentations at the Knight Foundation meeting today in Chicago: The stenography ends here. The days of chasing cops and government down for raw data (crime blotter, etc.) to parse into 8 inch stories is coming to an end. Everyblock and the Sunlight Foundation are a good start. More projects…
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Chicago today
Sitting in a Starbuck’s after a good walk around the neighborhood, plotting to blog from my phone today if this fancy new WordPress app is up to the task. I’ll be in the Knight Foundation sessions all day — lunchtime seems like a good time to meet up with anyone at UNITY but not in…
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Use URL Patterns and Views in Django – Webmonkey
This is the next chunk of a Webmonkey Django tutorial I started a couple weeks ago. I think I’ve worked past this point now, but it could come in handy. Use URL Patterns and Views in Django – Webmonkey
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In Which The Spectacle Is Everywhere « This Recording
In Which The Spectacle Is Everywhere « This Recording
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You can be a journalist without a job at a mainstream news organization
That headline seems obvious, no? Then why is it that when journalists see layoffs, buyouts, and newspaper companies in trouble, they sigh and say “Should I stop wasting my time and start applying to advertising agencies?” Really? Here are a few ways you be a journalist without a full-time job at a mainstream news organization:…