Brian Boyer: Welcome to Hacker Journalism 101, take your seats. Editor’s Note: It’s the start of the school year, which means students are returning to journalism programs around the country.
As the media industry continues to evolve, how well is new talent being trained, and how well are schools preparing them for the real world? We asked an array of people — hiring editors, recent graduates, professors, technologists, deans — to evaluate the job j-schools are doing and to offer ideas for how they might improve. Over the coming days, we’ll be sharing their thoughts with you. Here’s Brian Boyer, the head of NPR’s News Apps team, describing a course he’d like journalists to take — and the reading you can do to keep up. Thanks for signing up for Hacker Journalism 101! Game Development Tool. The VR Geeks Association.