Send $2000 to Robin Miller

Robin “roblimo” Miller has done it again. Robin is one of the most thoughtful and gratuitously humorous people I’ve ever met. Yes, that’s a compliment. I’ve never been bored reading anything that he has written, from blog posts to technical articles — even if the subject matter wasn’t of particular interest, Robin’s writing style making everything credible and compelling.

One topic that both Robin and I find interesting is the future of publishing. That makes sense, since we’re both writers and editors (he’s editor-in-chief of OSTG, an collaborative publishing venture focused on open source technology).

The reason why I’m currently heaping praise on Robin (pictured) is his article published today, called “How I saved hundreds of newspapers… and won $2000,” in USC Annenberg’s Online Journalism Review. He lays out, with perfect 20/20 foresight, what the newspaper of the future is going to look like. Who else could predict,

“Armed with this knowledge, a smart newspaper will want to have at least two or three certified gerontological orgasmentarianists on staff by the end of this year, in anticipation of this employment trend, instead of waiting for it to happen. Some of the more forward-looking newspapers will probably have entire sections devoted to orgasmentarianism before long, complete with online video instructions in full color made both by staff professionals and volunteer readers with their webcams and camcorders.”

But you’ll have to read the rest for yourself.