Wanted: Intern
December 22nd, 2007 | Published in Work | 3 Comments
The Interactive News Technology group that I just joined at nytimes.com is looking for an intern for next summer. From the description:
Become part of our recently formed Interactive News Technology team and you will work side-by-side with our reporters and editors, using technology to stretch the boundaries of online journalism. Just a few of the exciting tools you will help us develop and implement include non-linear storytelling through maps, dynamic graphics, searchable databases and documents, downloadable data, visualizations and other dynamic applications. We do this with a variety of technologies, including Ruby/Rails, JavaScript, Flash and MySQL. Successful intern candidates combine technology smarts with journalistic sensibilities.
Sure, I’m biased, but this is a great group of people to work with, and maybe best of all you won’t have me bugging you for candy as I do with most interns, since I’ll be working from home most of the time. Seriously, this is a great opportunity to be a part of a new and growing enterprise at The Times. If you’re interested, let me know or apply online.
December 22nd, 2007 at 1:54 pm (#)
It’s wonderful that NYTimes is taking this seriously.
December 22nd, 2007 at 8:29 pm (#)
I’m surprised the NYTimes is open to Rails development.
I think this techno-journalism movement is killer. One of the secondary beauties of it all is that since you’re posting information in a more normalized format, it opens the doors for other folks to scrap and utilize your data.
December 22nd, 2007 at 10:07 pm (#)
Mason, you should check out Open.