It’s easy to conclude that a small newsroom can’t afford the time and cost to hire a developer. Easy, but wrong. A developer benefits the entire newsroom, and we have the proof. We’ll discuss the lessons learned when we built a news apps team from scratch, mistakes we made and what we gained when this valuable newsroom addition finally started to click.
Speaker resources:
Download a .pdf with a list of resources and articles for media developers.
— This session has recorded audio
Speakers
Thomas Thoren - Data Reporter, The Lens
thomasjthoren | http://thelensnola.org/
Erin Skarda - Digital Editor, 5280 Magazine
ErinLeighSkarda | http://www.5280.com/