Bixyl Shuftan - Editor
The editor of Second Life Newser, Bixyl Shuftan got his start in online journalism at Second Life Newspaper in late 2007. Taking pride in keeping up with the news in real life, keeping his Luskwood fox avatar as his appearance, and his corny sense of humor, "Fox News" soon became the running joke with people he came across. His articles covering just about all kinds of subjects in the Metaverse, as well as doing most of SLN's screenshot cartoons, he eventually rose to the post of manager. When Second Life Newspaper closed down in June 2010 when the owners left Second Life, Bixyl founded Second Life Newser to continue what he'd been doing most of his time in the virtual world, covering the people, places, and events.
Gemma Cleanslate started in online journalism joining up with Second Life Newspaper in early 2008. Her articles covered a variety of subjects, but in particular liked exploring, writing about the exciting places in the virtual world. Besides online reporter, she acts as hostess for DJ Quark, whom performed for a number of Second Life Newspaper's parties. When SLN closed, she joined Second Life Newser.
Grey Lupindo found out about online journalism when she came across one of Second Life Newspaper's reporters in the Second Life 6th Birthday event in 2009. Soon afterward, she joined up with them, wanting to put her writing skills to use. Her articles in particular covered interesting and noteworthy places. She signed up with Second Life Newser when SLN closed down.
Xymbers signed up with Second Life Newser in early 2011. He's also a fortune teller, his office just a short walking distance from the newspaper in Sunweaver Air. Xymbers' articles cover a variety of subjects, sporting an anthro horse appearance when he travels about, and contributes some cartoons as well.
Our newest reporter, Grease can sometimes be found with friends at a clubevent, or otherwise looking around the grid. He has a fondness for music, but his articles cover a variety of subjects. Grease signed up in January 2012.
On hiatus
Any1 Gynoid - Freelance Reporter
This perky neko made a brief appearance in Second Life Newspaper in late 2009, taking a variety of subjects. This included politics, which most other reporters were reluctant to touch. She left SLN a few months later in early 2010 for personal reasons. But in the summer of 2010, she began sending Reader Submissions to Second Life Newser, and soon signed on with her old teammates once again. Besides Second Life Newspaper, Any1 wrote and continues to write for CNN.
Shellie Sands got her start in online journalism after meeting up with Nazz Lane, joining up with Second Life Newspaper around May 2009. She started out doing music articles, but soon doing other subjects, as well as poetry. With the close of SLN, she began writing for Second Life Newser.
Breezes Babii's stories tend to be on the lighter, more whimsical side of the Grid. She joined Second Life Newspaper though her SL daughter Editor Dana Vanmoer, becoming noted for her "Breezes Thoughts," lighthearted observations of Second Life and it's goings-on. She took a hiatus from writing in early 2010, but after a few months she rejoined with her friends, now in Second Life Newser.
Breezes, or Bree as she is sometimes known, is currently noted for her "Postcards from Breezes." She is currently on medical leave.
The OfficeWhile not a crew member, our office building certainly deserves a mention. Built by Ranchan Weidman, it is four stories high, with the meeting room at the top floor.
The SL Newser office building is located in HV Community, (140, 60, 22) (formerly Sunweaver Air). We also have a couple smaller locations at Book Island (165, 155, 36) and the ALA.
About Second Life Newser and Second Life Newspaper
The beginnings of Second Life Newser can be traced to another online newspaper covering Second Life, named appropriately enough Second Life Newspaper. Founded by JamesT Juno and starting up in November 2006, he was soon joined by other writers, notably Dana Vanmoer whom assumed the position of editor and improved the paper, and soon had a thriving media outlet. When the first of us joined up in Autumn 2007, the paper was more or less like it was for the rest of it’s history.
James and Dana, especially Dana, did a great job in running the paper. But times change, and bad luck & misfortune can happen to even the best of us. In late 2009 events in real life forced James to leave Second Life, and thus the newspaper. Dana continued on as both the paper’s editor and owner for some months, but real life caught up with her as well. The decision was made to close Second Life Newspaper, leaving only the main section archives up for public view (People was found to be up later). The rest of us talked with one another what to do. The result was a new online newspaper: Second Life Newser.
Second Life Newser takes after Second Life Newspaper in many ways. Dana Vanmoer was a great editor, and if the two papers are so similar it’s because we had a good example to follow. We still have news in separate sections. We still do the occasional screenshot cartoon. Second Life Newspaper was our predecessor, but it remains a different, separate newspaper. It remains JamesT Juno’s own.
Remember the past, and look to the future. And so, under our new paper, we continue to report the news big and small, the people, places, and events of Second Life, with an occasional peek elsewhere online. It’s what we do, and will continue to do for as long as we can.
To read the Second Life Main section, Click Here.
To read the People section, Click Here.
For the crew page from 2008, the newspaper's peak year, Click Here.
