Author: Ryan Sholin
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Working with developers and designers
I wrote a post for IdeaLab earlier today. It’s a short update on ReportingOn development, framed as a weighing of the pros and cons of a few different development platforms. It occurred to me near the end of it that I should treat this project as if the developer was someone other than myself. (Yes,…
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Wired Journalists in Cedar Rapids weathered the floods
Remember back awhile when I mentioned how some seriously wired journalists were bubbling up to the surface at WJ.com? Yeah, I specifically called out Matt Neznanski and Jason Kristufek, didn’t I? Here’s Matt interviewing Jason about running the online operations at the Cedar Rapids Gazette during the floods: “Q: Had you already put into place…
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Old Forge Camping Resort: Adirondack Vacation Camping, NY, Cabins, Cottages, RV, Tent Sites
Old Forge Camping Resort: Adirondack Vacation Camping, NY, Cabins, Cottages, RV, Tent Sites
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Why we don’t read your paper
Tim Ball, in a post titled “Newspapers and why nobody reads them” writes: “The problem for newspapers isn’t that I’m getting this information from another source. It’s that I don’t want it at all, and the local-local focus of metro newspapers in the last several years has made them not just less valuable to me,…
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On print redesigns
Brothers and sisters in the print design world, you know I love you. You bust your collective ass day after day to dress up content that may or may not be as award-winning as your design work, and in the end, you usually just get laid off for your troubles. Because when management looks around…
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Romenesko and the Dawning of Gossip Journalism – Wired
A mild-mannered profile of mild-mannered Jim Romenesko. Romenesko and the Dawning of Gossip Journalism – Wired
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The Suburban Jungle | Outside Online
Notes on longer, less baby-friendly hiking in the High Peaks of the Adirondacks. The Suburban Jungle | Outside Online
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WiredJournalists.com welcomes BeatBlogging.org
After a round-robin series of conversations between Jay Rosen, David Cohn, Pat Thornton, and myself along with Howard Owens and Zac Echola, I’m happy to announce that WiredJournalists.com and BeatBlogging.org are joining forces to bring attention to the unsung beat reporters gathering their sources around the bonfire of a blog to better fulfill the mission…