Comments on: The programmer majored in English: A fascinating study of the NYT’s Interactive News unit http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tax Relief http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-280792 Tax Relief Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-280792 Royal's rationale is practically a job description: After all, “programming and data is journalism,” Royal says. Royal’s rationale is practically a job description: After all, “programming and data is journalism,” Royal says.

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]]> By: The new shape of social in The New York Times’ newsroom | New Media Journalism http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-241823 The new shape of social in The New York Times’ newsroom | New Media Journalism Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:47:49 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-241823 [...] team is composed of developers who are at the vanguard of the journo-hacker movement (we wrote a bit about their intriguing backgrounds this summer), and they’ve already had a big hand in developing some of the Times’ most notable [...] [...] team is composed of developers who are at the vanguard of the journo-hacker movement (we wrote a bit about their intriguing backgrounds this summer), and they’ve already had a big hand in developing some of the Times’ most notable [...]

]]> By: Aron Pilhofer and Jennifer Preston on the new shape of social in The New York Times’ newsroom » Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-213565 Aron Pilhofer and Jennifer Preston on the new shape of social in The New York Times’ newsroom » Nieman Journalism Lab Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:27:35 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-213565 [...] team is composed of developers who are at the vanguard of the journo-hacker movement (we wrote a bit about their intriguing backgrounds this summer), and they’ve already had a big hand in developing some of the Times’ most [...] [...] team is composed of developers who are at the vanguard of the journo-hacker movement (we wrote a bit about their intriguing backgrounds this summer), and they’ve already had a big hand in developing some of the Times’ most [...]

]]> By: TecPod2: gadget na mala, Android no pique e intrigas na rede « Podcast http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-148430 TecPod2: gadget na mala, Android no pique e intrigas na rede « Podcast Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:08:33 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-148430 [...] sua opinião no blog. Aqui o internauta TecPod! (Que beleza…)* Dicas… muitas dicas: Artigo sobre os jornalistas/programadores do NYTimes Pesquisa da HP sobre influência no Twitter Young me Now Meninos, loja geek brasileira Porsche [...] [...] sua opinião no blog. Aqui o internauta TecPod! (Que beleza…)* Dicas… muitas dicas: Artigo sobre os jornalistas/programadores do NYTimes Pesquisa da HP sobre influência no Twitter Young me Now Meninos, loja geek brasileira Porsche [...]

]]> By: links for 2010-06-11 « http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-125780 links for 2010-06-11 « Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:30:16 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-125780 [...] The programmer majored in English: A fascinating study of the NYT’s Interactive News unit » Niema... from → Uncategorized ← A farewell, and why I’m starting a new website No comments yet Click here to cancel reply. [...] [...] The programmer majored in English: A fascinating study of the NYT’s Interactive News unit » Niema… from → Uncategorized ← A farewell, and why I’m starting a new website No comments yet Click here to cancel reply. [...]

]]> By: Articles of incorporation: Nate Silver and Jim Roberts on the NYT’s absorption of FiveThirtyEight » Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-122590 Articles of incorporation: Nate Silver and Jim Roberts on the NYT’s absorption of FiveThirtyEight » Nieman Journalism Lab Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:06:37 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-122590 [...] And we’ve got a giant infrastructure here of graphics editors, multimedia producers, interactive technologists — a lot of people who are big fans of Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight, who are really eager [...] [...] And we’ve got a giant infrastructure here of graphics editors, multimedia producers, interactive technologists — a lot of people who are big fans of Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight, who are really eager [...]

]]> By: alex http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-121656 alex Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:32:17 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-121656 journalists are natural programmers because they're curious. you wanna know how government decisions are made, but you've never wondered how the text you're typing is going to get published to the web page? please. programming and journalism go together. journalists are natural programmers because they’re curious.

you wanna know how government decisions are made, but you’ve never wondered how the text you’re typing is going to get published to the web page? please. programming and journalism go together.

]]> By: links for 2010-05-25 | Beyond the Echo Chamber http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-116896 links for 2010-05-25 | Beyond the Echo Chamber Tue, 25 May 2010 15:02:43 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-116896 [...] The programmer majored in English: A fascinating study of the NYT’s Interactive News unit » Niema... Important to look through to understand "the role of technology in the ever-changing newsroom, driven by the opportunities and challenges introduced by the Internet.” (tags: mediaconsortium beyondtheecho future_of_journalism journalism media research NewModels_tmc) var addthis_pub = 'beyondtheecho'; var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more'; [...] [...] The programmer majored in English: A fascinating study of the NYT’s Interactive News unit » Niema… Important to look through to understand "the role of technology in the ever-changing newsroom, driven by the opportunities and challenges introduced by the Internet.” (tags: mediaconsortium beyondtheecho future_of_journalism journalism media research NewModels_tmc) var addthis_pub = 'beyondtheecho'; var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more'; [...]

]]> By: High School Journalists as Programmers? We can hope. | Journalism Classroom Notebook http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-116758 High School Journalists as Programmers? We can hope. | Journalism Classroom Notebook Mon, 24 May 2010 16:33:50 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-116758 [...] back on the paper from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The Nieman Journalism Lab also did a write-up on her study. High school would be a great time to introduce students to the [...] [...] back on the paper from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The Nieman Journalism Lab also did a write-up on her study. High school would be a great time to introduce students to the [...]

]]> By: Break/ing News | Digital Journalism http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-116216 Break/ing News | Digital Journalism Fri, 21 May 2010 23:03:45 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-116216 [...] and openness to new processes and approaches. ” – M. Garber for Nieman Journalism Lab (reviewing Royal’s [...] [...] and openness to new processes and approaches. ” – M. Garber for Nieman Journalism Lab (reviewing Royal’s [...]

]]> By: Digital Journalism » Blog Archive » Break/ing News http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-116210 Digital Journalism » Blog Archive » Break/ing News Fri, 21 May 2010 22:52:56 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-116210 [...] and openness to new processes and approaches. ” – M. Garber for Nieman Journalism Lab (reviewing Royal’s [...] [...] and openness to new processes and approaches. ” – M. Garber for Nieman Journalism Lab (reviewing Royal’s [...]

]]> By: Ernie Gates http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-116184 Ernie Gates Fri, 21 May 2010 21:03:54 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-116184 "Who are these hybrid people?" Cindy Royal asks. "And where can I find some?" I add. Royal's rationale is practically a job description: After all, “programming and data is journalism,” Royal says. “And it can be practiced in such a way that it can create interaction, user engagement, and more information in terms of seeking the truth. Especially when you talk about Freedom of Information access to government data — if the public can have access to that in a way that makes sense to them, or in a way that’s easy for them to use, then that’s just really powerful.” “Who are these hybrid people?” Cindy Royal asks.
“And where can I find some?” I add.
Royal’s rationale is practically a job description: After all, “programming and data is journalism,” Royal says. “And it can be practiced in such a way that it can create interaction, user engagement, and more information in terms of seeking the truth. Especially when you talk about Freedom of Information access to government data — if the public can have access to that in a way that makes sense to them, or in a way that’s easy for them to use, then that’s just really powerful.”

]]> By: Jornalistas-programadores : Ponto Media http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-116168 Jornalistas-programadores : Ponto Media Fri, 21 May 2010 20:04:50 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-116168 [...] ESTUDO sobre o departamento de Interactive News Technology do The New York Times foi apresentado este mês no seminário sobre Jornalismo Online, na Universidade do Texas, em Austin. O trabalho [...] [...] ESTUDO sobre o departamento de Interactive News Technology do The New York Times foi apresentado este mês no seminário sobre Jornalismo Online, na Universidade do Texas, em Austin. O trabalho [...]

]]> By: BryanSkelton.com » Blog Archive » A fascinating study of the NYT’s Interactive News unit #foj http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-116166 BryanSkelton.com » Blog Archive » A fascinating study of the NYT’s Interactive News unit #foj Fri, 21 May 2010 20:02:01 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-116166 [...] A fascinating study of the NYT’s Interactive News unit #foj The core unifying quality Royal found among the staff wasn’t a specific programming skill or even a set of those skills. It was passion. Curiosity. Enjoyment of the work and openness to new processes and approaches. via niemanlab.org [...] [...] A fascinating study of the NYT’s Interactive News unit #foj The core unifying quality Royal found among the staff wasn’t a specific programming skill or even a set of those skills. It was passion. Curiosity. Enjoyment of the work and openness to new processes and approaches. via niemanlab.org [...]

]]> By: Tiago Dória Weblog » Blog Archive » Perfil da startup do NYTimes http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-116142 Tiago Dória Weblog » Blog Archive » Perfil da startup do NYTimes Fri, 21 May 2010 18:05:09 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-116142 [...] Nieman Journalism Lab, ligado à Universidade de Harvard, deu destaque a um estudo sobre o perfil dos profissionais que [...] [...] Nieman Journalism Lab, ligado à Universidade de Harvard, deu destaque a um estudo sobre o perfil dos profissionais que [...]

]]> By: Brian Boyer http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-116080 Brian Boyer Fri, 21 May 2010 14:14:46 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=17168#comment-116080 Did a quick team roll-call. The Chicago Tribune apps team (http://apps.chicagotribune.com) studied: * BA History (African) * BA Philosophy, minor in Creative Writing, plus a partial MA in English Lit. * BS Computer Science, minor in Business, near-minor in Ceramics and an MSJ * BA Computer Science/Math, with Physics and French Lit along the way with a near-minor in Music and an MSJ (Plus we've got, one high school newspaper editor and two yearbook editors, one jazz DJ, one musician, one potter, one photographer, a brewmaster, two open government nerds, an urban farmer, and a Game Boy hacker.) Did a quick team roll-call.

The Chicago Tribune apps team (http://apps.chicagotribune.com) studied:

* BA History (African)
* BA Philosophy, minor in Creative Writing, plus a partial MA in English Lit.
* BS Computer Science, minor in Business, near-minor in Ceramics and an MSJ
* BA Computer Science/Math, with Physics and French Lit along the way with a near-minor in Music and an MSJ

(Plus we’ve got, one high school newspaper editor and two yearbook editors, one jazz DJ, one musician, one potter, one photographer, a brewmaster, two open government nerds, an urban farmer, and a Game Boy hacker.)

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