dateline, Corvallis

Submitted by t.a. barnhart on Fri, 10/21/2005 - 8:42am.

it's great that we in Oregon have Lynn Siprelle available to us. people do not know how many things make it online simply because of her. from the MultCo Dems to DailyKos, she continues to make a huge difference with her tenacity, kindness and technical know-how.

and now we have OMI, to replace Pdx Media Insiders, a site i did not know (and wouldn't have been able to appreciate, being down in the Heart of the Valley), but which Lynn loved. so when its founder hung 'em up, she dove right in. that's the kind of person she is. i will say, however, that going Oregon was my idea -- i'm pretty sensitive to Portland-centricism, especially since i moved to Cvls 4 years ago with zero understanding of Oregon life that wasn't Pdx or Eugene. i'm glad she took no convincing. ( also contributed the plural, so she would have to be The Insider, lol).

if you're in media and have wanted to spill your guts and not known where to go, sign up with a good nom de plume (i think the username "Judy Miller" is available, as is "Bob Novack"), i really am interested in hearing from people in the biz. after all, it turns out that everyone in the state knew about Kelley's problems except the good folks of Corvallis; seems our local paper has some issues with coverage....

thanks lynn! great site.

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Submitted by LynnS on Fri, 10/21/2005 - 8:47am.

Lynn Siprelle * Former Innie * OMI Coordinator

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Thank you

Submitted by newsguy on Fri, 10/21/2005 - 9:32am.

Lynn--- We worked together many moons ago.
Just a simple thank you from someone who has been around for a while, for moving in to fill what may or may not be a void in the Oregon market. I haven't decided which yet:).
I didn't check into the previous attempt very often because it became so riddled with non-media types who think they know our business better than we do.
There was also a little too much of the us vs. them between print and broadcast media.
We can help each other people. My old journalism prof. many moons ago said the job of broadcast news was to to give viewers/listeners enough information to tweak their interest and make them want go get more in depth information from the print media where there are no time constraints.

Best of luck to you Lynn

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I'm so glad someone is

Submitted by Anonymous Source on Fri, 10/21/2005 - 1:52pm.

I'm so glad someone is picking up the torch from PDXmedia Insider. The blog got to be so big so fast that when it left I was worried. Actually, I've found 3 blogs that are trying to fill the void. It will be interesting to see which one survives and becomes the new blog of choice.I'll follow them all and see which one emerges.
Thanks to all of you for making sure we have a forum here.

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