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Title:

Shut Up And Code! (Hacking The Future of News)

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Organizer:
Jacob Harris, The New York Times
Description:
Talk is cheap. Talk about the future of news is cheaper still, especially since so little leads to action. It's time we reversed that pattern. In this panel, experienced news hackers will offer practical advice and blunt opinions for beginner through expert news hackers who burn to create the future of news. [Although it's a panel, I hope there also will be a conversation between panelists and the audience.]
Questions
Answered:
  1. What makes for a good interactive news application?
  2. What technical skills do you need to learn to be a news hacker?
  3. What journalistic skills do you need to learn to be a news hacker?
  4. When do you customize an open source product and when do you hack from scratch?
  5. How do you build it fast and cheap yet make it awesome?
  6. Are algorithms alone enough or is there still a need for editorial selection and content?
  7. How can you use APIs, open databases, and web scraping to get data?
  8. How do you provide in-depth content yet keep it accessible for the introductory reader?
  9. How do you support users looking for an overview and looking for in-depth analysis?
  10. How do you build a community around your work?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Back-End Programming / Databases, Journalism 2.0, Open Source, User Generated Content, Web Apps / Widgets
Type:
Panel
Event:
Interactive 2010
Daniel Honigman
on 17/8/09
If more journalists had hacker tendencies, the world would be a much better place.

Jake is one of the digital gurus over at the NY Times. Trust me -- you'll want this panel on your SXSW schedule.
Len Edgerly
on 23/8/09
Was Jake at the NYT SxSW panel last year? I remember that one had one guy who "got it" re: new media and the other panelist from the Times seemed defensive and pretty clueless. I care what happens to this newspaper, so any panel that provides insight and hope is one I won't want to miss.
Jacob Harris
on 26/8/09
I actually moderated a panel on newspaper APIs last year at SXSW. I think you're thinking of another panel, but I like to think that I get it... Thanks for the comment!
Barbara Gavin
on 26/8/09
Jake is definitely one of the guys who "gets it".
Smart, funny, low ego, collaborative.
Cindy Royal
on 2/9/09
Jacob's department at the NY Times is one of the most forward-thinking news organizations in existence. The intersection of communication and technology is one of the key benefits of attending SXSW, and panels that push the tech skills of communicators are of utmost importance.
Baratunde Thurston
on 2/9/09
let's do this. also, i'm hacking this page right now.
Deanna Zandt
on 2/9/09
Ooooo, this looks good. You should also add Jim Gilliam, http://www.jimgilliam.com/ ...
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on 20/10/09
Good idea for a panel. Case studies ARE good. :)
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Games Online
on 3/11/09
A big thumbs up!
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