Paul Dailing is a Chicago-based freelancer. He received his master's degree in new media journalism and science writing from Northwestern University in 2008. He received his bachelor's degree in news/editorial journalism and a history minor from the University of Missouri in 2002.

In addition to the Huffington Post, he blogs at http://gettingstrange.windycitizen.com/

He is currently collecting material for his first book.

Blog Entries by Paul Dailing

Fish Burbling: How Crazy New Media Terms are Changing the Future of Everything

1 Comments | Posted October 25, 2009 | 02:45 AM (EST)


I was crowdsourcing the Long Tail while upping my Whuffie Factor through a Trust Agent when it hit me: Why the hell haven't I come up with a crazy-ass new media term?

I mean, it's a no-brainer for a burgeoning "Death of Newspapers Blogger" like...

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Journalism versus the Zombies

2 Comments | Posted April 27, 2009 | 10:10 AM (EST)


The dead rising from their graves to consume the living and overrun the earth, like so many other new trend stories, first broke on Twitter.

In its entirety, the tweet that shook the world read "OMG ded guy just totes 8 my arm!!!" It won the first Pulitzer Prize...

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How to Be a "Death of Newspapers" Blogger Part Two: Picking a Fight with Sarah Lacy

Posted April 10, 2009 | 07:15 PM (EST)


In my last post, I briefly mentioned "picking feuds" as a skill necessary to being a successful "Death of Newspapers" blogger.

A good Rosenbaum v. Jarvis style feud can drive up hits and increase name recognition for both sides. Maybe we'll be paid to argue on TV.

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How to Become a "Death of Newspapers" Blogger

Posted March 25, 2009 | 03:56 AM (EST)


Times are tough, my freelance work is drying up and I've recently come to the realization that any job where you can accidentally dye your thumb blue is not exactly career path.

That's why I've decided to become a "Death of Newspapers" blogger. I'll join the ranks of Jeff...

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Harry Nicolaides Released From Thai Prison After Royal Pardon

Posted February 21, 2009 | 12:32 AM (EST)


Australian writer Harry Nicolaides, who has been in Thai prison since his arrest in August for insulting the royal family, is safe at home in Melbourne, his family and lawyer report.

In an e-mail to the Huffington Post, Nicolaides' brother Forde thanked Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej for pardoning Harry,...

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Australian Writer Who Insulted Thai Monarchy Shares Prison Cell With Child Molester, Weapons Dealer

Posted January 22, 2009 | 05:05 PM (EST)


Harry Nicolaides is not the first writer to be imprisoned for a passage he wrote, but the Australian, who was sentenced Monday to three years in a Thai prison, was surprised his self-published, semi-autobiographical debut novel was enough for an arrest.

"I'm not a political activist," Nicolaides, 41, said from...

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