After three years on WordPress, I’ve finally put a fresh coat of paint on The Linchpen. The theme is called Oulipo and it has a clean, minimalist design.
Long-time readers will remember when this blog started on Blogger in November 2007 — that was design no. 1. The only other time the look has changed since then is when I switched to WordPress in August 2008. So that makes this the third coat.
I initially did some theme previewing and testing on a local sandbox (MAMP, ftw!), but this update is still very much a work in progress as I continue to make tweaks and improvements.
Drop a comment in below (or using this contact form) and let me know what you think. Thanks!
What are the most essential math concepts that all journalists should know?
Daniel Bachhuber and I want to know — and we’ll compile a list based on the responses. Please comment below and include links, if possible. Thanks!
Quick update from the The Washington Post newsroom: starting July 1, I will join the foreign desk as the world and national security producer. Anup Kaphle (who has been the world/national security web editor on the Universal News Desk) and I will be moving from the UND to work directly with the world and national security teams.
I’ve had a great experience working with the health, science, environment and wellness reporters and editors since I joined the Post in December and am very excited at this new opportunity be a full member of the foreign editing team — truly integrated with the section.
Stay tuned!
If you missed tonight’s #wjchat on radical change in the newsroom, below I’ve captured some highlights from the discussion. Put another way, I’ve gathered about 75 (out of more than 1,500 tweets) that I found the most interesting:
What was the highlight of the chat for you?
Last week I asked: What did you say when someone asked you, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” when you were in elementary school. Below are some answers from Twitter. Enjoy! (Also, feel free to continue the #wdywtbwygu hashtag.)
http://twitter.com/#!/alykat/status/24865749973602304
http://twitter.com/#!/kathleensulli/status/24867424381698048
http://twitter.com/#!/matthewbyrnes/status/24873613823836160
http://twitter.com/#!/excdinglyrandom/status/24892284650651650
http://twitter.com/#!/trishanderton/status/24896231633321987
http://twitter.com/#!/sdoig/status/24912285742931968
http://twitter.com/#!/fricto/status/24914985498972160
http://twitter.com/#!/katdowns/status/24917106692718592
http://twitter.com/#!/suzanneyada/status/24917609505890305
http://twitter.com/#!/davewrightjr/status/24918171098030080
http://twitter.com/#!/RobinJP/status/24922525158871040
http://twitter.com/#!/rosenbaumk/status/24933005969592321
http://twitter.com/#!/megterilli/status/24933641276624896
http://twitter.com/#!/karenkho/status/24933829315661824
http://twitter.com/#!/WithDrake/status/24934657334181890
http://twitter.com/#!/kingkool68/status/24934752645545984
http://twitter.com/#!/RebeccaKesten/status/24935215356977152
http://twitter.com/#!/jmestepa/status/24935809392058368
http://twitter.com/#!/LisaSink/status/24943431558111235
http://twitter.com/#!/williampd/status/24969096722386944
http://twitter.com/#!/JMBorchardt/status/24971075678896128
http://twitter.com/#!/michelleminkoff/status/24971080330383360
http://twitter.com/#!/wcochran/status/24991547237867520
http://twitter.com/#!/greglinch/status/24993955959541762
http://twitter.com/#!/vaguity/status/24996077383983105
http://twitter.com/#!/pergam/status/24997551006556160
http://twitter.com/#!/kimgrinfeder/status/24997950212022272
P.S. I love the Twitter Blackbird Pie plugin for WordPress.