Comments on: Journalists Don't Need to Know Computer Programming

By: Where’s the Grant to Teach Journalists how to Code: Take II « DigiDave - Journalism is a Process, Not a Product

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:39:20 +0000

[...] Thanks to all — some good advice in the comments and other [...]

By: (J)journalist/(P)programmer | SOJo: Student of Online Journalism

(J)journalist/(P)programmer | SOJo: Student of Online Journalism — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:05:49 +0000

[...] Dan Gilmor: Journalists don’t need to learn to program, they need to learn how to work with programmers. [...]

By: mind new media » Blog Archive » Why (some) journalists should learn (some) code

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:18:19 +0000

[...] a minor meme going around right now that goes like this: Let’s teach programmers journalism. But I’m a journalist and want to learn, where’s my scholarship? Journalists don’t need to [...]

By: BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Programmer/journalists

BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Programmer/journalists — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:08:20 +0000

[...] followed. Here’s William Hartnett arguing that journalists do need to know how to program. Here’s Matt Waite agreeing. Here’s Dan Gillmor saying that [...]

By: John Bachir

John Bachir — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:27:37 +0000

I find that there are increasing correlations between programmers, people who are highly media literate, people who are passionate about many-to-many media, and journalists, and I think that is no coincidence.

The ability to create content, use tools, and create tools, all go hand in hand. As programming languages become more abstract (in other words: easier), I think this phenomenon will increase, until the very lines between these spaces begin to blur.

By: Journalists need|don’t need to learn programming | mattwaite.com

Journalists need|don’t need to learn programming | mattwaite.com — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:32:38 +0000

[...] a minor meme going around right now that goes like this: Let’s teach programmers journalism. But I’m a journalist and want to learn, where’s my scholarship? Journalists don’t [...]

By: Dan Gillmor

Dan Gillmor — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:51:42 +0000

Fair enough. I learned some programming in high school and then took it up again much later, but never became remotely good enough to create a journalism product. I did learn enough to communicate with programmers, which I guess is what you’re pushing for — and it’s a good idea.

By: Digidave

Digidave — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:28:46 +0000

Dan
True — in the end, it’s probably better to have people specialize in specific areas (editorial and development).

But I want to know the in’s and out’s of what development does. What is and isn’t possible — Right now I find in many situations editorial and development speak two languages. I often act as an interpreter — but I want to improve my language skills — maybe even speak a little myself (if I’m going to extend the metaphor).

But one person can only do so much: in the end it’s probably better to have a programmer and a journalist work hand in hand.