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Rob Malda (CmdrTaco) Joins the Washington Post
kodiaktau writes "Slashdot founder and long time cat herder Rob Malda joins the Washington Post per an announcement today. According to the press release, he will be the Chief Strategist and Editor-at-Large working for WaPo Labs."
Rob has a more detailed description of the job on his blog: "Don Graham is trying to accomplish something that is a bit of a cliche these days: A startup inside an established corporation. A group that can exist at a nexus between newspapers, websites, cable networks, and TV stations and think about the big picture and the future without the normal burdens associated with a business operating at a large scale. ... They are actively iterating and experimenting in many directions, with strong support from the top of the organization. ... Washington Post executive editor Marcus Brauchli assures me that I'll also be working with the newsroom where I can contribute words, ideas, and tools that will improve the experience of the journalists doing work that I personally believe transcends the bottom line."
Mr. Taco, we understand that you know a lot about this Twitter/Internet/Facebooks stuff. We would like to be hip with that vibe. You'll be in charge of helping our geriatric writing staff learn to do the twitters. You'll also be in charge of producing press releases with lots of hip jargon for the kids. But mostly you'll be in charge of bailing water out of the lower decks. It's starting to get pretty deep down there.
If you think you can handle that, please report to your new office and write up some press release about how you're going to change the face of the tired old Washington Post into something the kids will want to read--something with a cool new name like "WoPo" with a bunch of exclamation points after it, maybe some asterisks in there too--you be the judge on that. And more importantly, try to get the kids to give us their money and twits too. "Twits," that's what they're called right? Use a lot of that net jargon we're told you're down with. Then fax it over to Wired. We want to get this out before they run the presses.
Oh, and hire my grandson. He's lazy as dirt, but he knows a bunch of strange words and phrases that I think will help us still appear relevant.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
I came to the page expecting to see "First Washington Post" in the comments, and was disappointed.
-2B
Step 2 == "Infiltrate Washington Post"
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...that a famous buggy whip factory has hired one of the first combustion engine mechanics to help them figure out how to put six cylinders inside a horse without killing it.
Not sure if I feel more sympathy for the mechanic or the horse...
Still and all, Malda is a good and talented guy, slashdot has noticeably deteriorated in his absence, and I wish him all the best.
He's building synergy. It's a paradigm shift.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
He was right. 300 million fanbois were wrong.
Oh, "right" and "wrong" are a popularity contest now?
Wait, April is not here yet. WTF. This has to be a joke right?
The Washington Post hiring Rob is sorta like Apple hiring Gil Amelio..and we know how that ended.
It's either on the beat or off the beat, it's that easy.
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The creator of /. has been slashdotted? Oh the Irony.
I believe his quote was "MP2 should be enough for anyone."
What's his WaPo user number?
Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.
fix their online presence first
Do you realize how many lines of Cobol they would have to fix, man?!?
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
Finally- I'll be able to buy Washington Post subscriptions using my bitcoins.
"That's the way to do it" - Punch
Warshington Post: Now with the Quality Edting Werk of Slashdot! ... Breaking news: Dewey defeats Truman!
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
He's building synergy. It's a paradigm shift.
The law of conservation of synergy: synergy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred to a different paradigm.
Are we talking about the *same* Washington Post that continually loses my ID so I have to re-register over and over again so I can post comments on their politics articles?
Can't take a hint? ;)
640 employees should be enough for anyone.
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