Image courtesy of Tyson Evans, The New York Times.
The class enjoyed very much listening to Tyson Evans, editor on The New York Times' newsroom strategy team., especially his references to news cycles and also the importance of posting certain stories at a specific time when it is likely to be received by a larger audience.
For me, however, a part of the Tyson presentation that was particularly thought provoking was when he mentioned that 50 years ago, the newsroom basically had two jobs: Reporter and Editor.
But 30 years ago, you needed:
Reporter
Editor
Photographer
Designer
Illustrator
10 years ago, it expanded:
Reporter
Editor
Photographer
Designer
Videographer
Developer
In the past few years, the list has totally exploded:
Statistician
Product Manager
Cartographer
Data Scientist
Motion Graphic Artist
Community Manager
User Researcher
Analytics Analyst
iOS Engineer
Infrastructure Architect
Growth Editor
Open-Source Contributor
Social Media Editor
Search Engine Analyst
User Experience Designer
… And much more …
I am not surprised and I admit that while I had never seen such a list in front of me, it is obvious that people who respond to those job titles are found now in newsrooms worldwide.
My favorite title there is Product Manager, and I think that the visionary media houses have invested to have one such important person on board.