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Journalist-Hackers, #ASNEchat, Nov. 2, 2011

Original panel: Bill Adee, VP for digital stuff, Chicago Tribune; Sarah Cohen, Knight Chair in Computational Journalism, Duke University; Brian Hamman, deputy editor, interactive news, The New York Times; Mark Horvit, executive director, IRE; Al Shaw, news applications developer, ProPublica.

  1. Why have programming skills become important in journalism?
  2. ASNEchat
    OK here we go with Q1: Why are programming skills and people who have them becoming a bigger part of journalism? #ASNEchat
    ASNEchat
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:02:05
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  3. Bill80
    Q1: Hacker-journalists can help make journalism better, faster and more accessible to readers. And they are fun. #ASNEchat
    bill adee
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:02:46
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  4. hamman
    A1: For years people have been programming but they wrote stories so the work was hidden... #ASNEchat
    hamman
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:03:04
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  5. hamman
    A1: Now there's a surge in data visualization, which puts programming on display and makes people want to learn. #ASNEchat
    hamman
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:03:18
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  6. A_L
    @ASNEchat A1 We finally have the tools to "code on deadline" -- free, easy to learn web frameworks, and and cheap cloud hosting #ASNEChat
    Al Shaw
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:04:09
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  7. markhorvit
    As data becomes more high profile on news orgs websites, the skills to work with that data become more important. #asnechat
    markhorvit
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:03:52
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  8. hamman
    A1: There's also more institutional support and teams hiring (like crazy), which makes people interested in learning to program. #ASNEchat
    hamman
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:05:07
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  9. ReportersLab
    A1: There is definitely a job security aspect! #ASNEChat
    Sarah Cohen
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:07:32
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  10. knowtheory
    @ASNEchat A1: software is the medium through which things are made and interrogated. That includes things journalists care about. #ASNEChat
    Ted Han
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:11:23
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  11. Current news hack projects?
  12. ASNEchat
    Q2: What are some projects you or your organization are doing along these lines? #ASNEchat
    ASNEchat
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:03:45
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  13. Bill80
    A2: School data was this week’s project. Find @chicagotribune New Apps team’s work: http://t.co/N4nlPghE #ASNEchat
    bill adee
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:04:31
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  14. ReportersLab
    I’m working on new methods, tools to make reporting easier or better. Historians, linguists, social scientists already use them. #ASNEChat
    Sarah Cohen
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:04:50
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  15. ReportersLab
    A2: Our sources are outgunning us in sophistication. It's time to catch up, which is my focus. #ASNEChat
    Sarah Cohen
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:06:49
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  16. markhorvit
    For some great work done by developers from several news organizations, check out http://t.co/wW45I2w5. #asnechat
    markhorvit
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:05:47
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  17. hamman
    A2: We use programming in everything from the War Logs (http://t.co/X1h9EXdC) to work by graphics: (http://t.co/gI0R3mxy) #ASNEChat
    hamman
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:06:06
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  18. A_L
    @asnechat A2 News apps are core to ProPub's mission. Dollars 4 Docs is our most successful project as an org http://t.co/vHu4mnJd #ASNEChat
    Al Shaw
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:09:16
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  19. How are journalist-hackers similar to computer-assisted reporting specialists?
  20. ASNEchat
    Q3: How does this trend connect with computer-assisted reporting specialists and skills? Is it an update or a new area? #ASNEchat
    ASNEchat
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:07:29
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  21. ReportersLab
    @ASNEChat A3: It's an extension of CAR, sometimes in publishing, sometimes in reporting. But sharing is very CAR-ish #ASNEChat
    Sarah Cohen
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:08:47
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  22. hamman
    A3: A lot of the core principals have been in the CAR world for a while, but the output is an application instead of a story. #ASNEChat.
    hamman
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:09:06
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  23. ReportersLab
    @ASNEChat There are way more options on how to extend public records and data now. Not all stories are narrative prose. 1/2 #ASNEChat
    Sarah Cohen
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:10:05
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  24. ReportersLab
    @ASNEChat A3: But they're still reported, largely using public records. That didn't change. 2/2 #ASNEChat
    Sarah Cohen
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:10:44
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  25. A_L
    @asnechat A3 CAR is still essential. But the output of research is usually still text. It needs to take a web app mentality #ASNEChat
    Al Shaw
    Tue, Nov 01 2011 14:12:45
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