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Why it’s good that I didn’t go to DC this week

Oct 6, 2006

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The annual Online News Association conference is going on in Washington, D.C. at the moment. I didn’t make plans to get across the country to be there in person, which turns out to be convenient given the fact that I’ve been out of the house most of the week while it gets tented for termites.…

Newspaper Audience Database

Oct 4, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Lots of raw data here, including some fresh Fall 06 stuff on Web readership. Newspaper Audience Database

Why Aren’t Newspapers Breaking Out of the Box?

Sep 26, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Steve Outing in E&P. Far more practical than the average handwringer. Why Aren’t Newspapers Breaking Out of the Box?

My left armpit business model

Sep 24, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Media

[Ed. note: This post takes care of my smart-ass quota for the month.] In the middle of an uninteresting handwringer where nothing new is written about the future/death/rebirth/downfall of newspapers (pointing out the existence of craigslist is so 2005), Michael Kinsley writes at Time.com: “But there is room between the New York Times and myleftarmpit.com…

News-Record.com Staff Blogs: The Editor’s Log: What I look for in new hires

Sep 19, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

A great way to check if you’re up to par for today’s big dailies. More on this after I, um, er, eh, get hired. News-Record.com Staff Blogs: The Editor’s Log: What I look for in new hires

Deadline for Sentinel bids today – Santa Cruz Sentinel

Sep 14, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

The Santa Cruz Sentinel is up for sale. One potential buyer? MediaNews. Deadline for Sentinel bids today – Santa Cruz Sentinel

The truth about online community building at newspapers

Sep 14, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Media

Let’s get something out of the way here. From an idealistic, do-gooder, journalistic point-of-view, building a community around/at/affiliated with your newspaper’s Web site is all about giving people a place to talk to each other, find like-minded individuals, debate, discuss, share, and participate in local and far-flung news. That’s great. In fact, it’s so great…

The fundamentals of structured data

Sep 6, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Media

Still wondering how to cram all these cool new Web-based tools and toys into your newspaper’s content management system? What, you mean it didn’t come with a database to manage all those user-submitted photos you’re getting through your MySpace page? Even if you’re not quite that friendly with the social-networking set yet, chances are you’ve…

Google News Archive Search

Sep 6, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Wow. Search Google News for the last 200 years or so, with labeling that lets you know whether you’ll have to pay for the archived newspaper story or not. Thanks, Google. Google News Archive Search

Small Should Be ‘The New Big’ for Newspapers and the Web

Sep 5, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Steve Outing filters Seth Godin for newspapers. Small Should Be ‘The New Big’ for Newspapers and the Web

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