Hi! I'm Adrian Holovaty, a Web developer and journalist in Chicago.
Creations
Writing
Check out my weblog, the archive and the RSS feed. Some highlights:
A fundamental way newspaper sites need to change (Sept. 6, 2006)
Why newspapers need to stop the story-centric worldview.
Missouri j-school commencement speech (May 15, 2006)
Why journalism graduates should be excited to change the industry.
XML.com: Dynamic News Stories (May 17, 2006)
Some ideas for adding structure to news.
Media coverage
The Man With the Golden Mashup
Chicago Tribune Magazine cover story, August 17, 2008
The Mashup Man
American Journalism Review, December 2006
The programmer as journalist
Online Journalism Review, June 2006
Crain's Chicago Business, 40 Under 40
November 2005
Music
I post guitar arrangements to my YouTube channel. Sign up for the RSS feed. Highlights:
- "Yesterday" by the Beatles
- "MacGyver" theme song
- "Inspector Gadget" theme song
- Django Reinhardt's "Improvisation #2"
- "All The Things You Are"
- "Here There And Everywhere" by the Beatles
- "Strawberry Fields Forever" by the Beatles
- "Here Comes Santa Claus"
- "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes"
- "Interstate Love Song"
How to contact me
Use this convenient Web-based form to send me an e-mail.
Thanks for stopping by!