Comments on: Take a hack/hacker to work day http://hackshackers.com/blog/2010/02/24/take-a-hackhacker-to-work-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=take-a-hackhacker-to-work-day Journalism x Technology Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:01:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-beta2-20538 By: Saheli Dattahttp://hackshackers.com/blog/2010/02/24/take-a-hackhacker-to-work-day/#comment-8 Saheli Datta Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:55:35 +0000 http://hackshackers.com/?p=155#comment-8 It would be interesting to see how journalists liked having someone all up in their business just as they ( we) are often all up in other people's. ;-) But it should work exactly like following someone around for a profile. I'm not sure how we could organize this for a lot of hackers at once (maybe send in a few with video skills and have them profile a few local working journalists of different genres/beats and then share their observations with the group?) and what the unit of observation should be--a day would only work for some daily paper and broadcast reporters; a "story" would probably be a more useful quantity of observation. Probably need to make sure that all the sources and the publisher was okay, and wait until after publication/airing to share the results with others.<br><br>*I'm* actually now interested in doing the same trick but with ad salespeople, publishers, circulation directors, advertising agencies, etc.. Seems like both the hacks and the hackers might profit from a little ethnography in those departments. It would be interesting to see how journalists liked having someone all up in their business just as they ( we) are often all up in other people's. ;-) But it should work exactly like following someone around for a profile. I'm not sure how we could organize this for a lot of hackers at once (maybe send in a few with video skills and have them profile a few local working journalists of different genres/beats and then share their observations with the group?) and what the unit of observation should be–a day would only work for some daily paper and broadcast reporters; a “story” would probably be a more useful quantity of observation. Probably need to make sure that all the sources and the publisher was okay, and wait until after publication/airing to share the results with others.

*I'm* actually now interested in doing the same trick but with ad salespeople, publishers, circulation directors, advertising agencies, etc.. Seems like both the hacks and the hackers might profit from a little ethnography in those departments.

]]> By: burthermanhttp://hackshackers.com/blog/2010/02/24/take-a-hackhacker-to-work-day/#comment-7 burtherman Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:16:04 +0000 http://hackshackers.com/?p=155#comment-7 Sure, I'd think shadowing a reporter out on the job would actually be better for others to truly understand how journalists work. I always thought that was the best part of the job of being a journalist, not being bound to a desk. Sure, I'd think shadowing a reporter out on the job would actually be better for others to truly understand how journalists work. I always thought that was the best part of the job of being a journalist, not being bound to a desk.

]]> By: mattymatthttp://hackshackers.com/blog/2010/02/24/take-a-hackhacker-to-work-day/#comment-6 mattymatt Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:13:50 +0000 http://hackshackers.com/?p=155#comment-6 This is a great idea! But like a lot of my freelancer colleagues, I don't actually do my reporting work at an office; all of my newsgathering and writing is done on location or at home or wherever I happen to be. I'm not sure how best to include people whose workflow doesn't involve a fixed place of work. This is a great idea! But like a lot of my freelancer colleagues, I don't actually do my reporting work at an office; all of my newsgathering and writing is done on location or at home or wherever I happen to be. I'm not sure how best to include people whose workflow doesn't involve a fixed place of work.

]]> By: eugmandelhttp://hackshackers.com/blog/2010/02/24/take-a-hackhacker-to-work-day/#comment-5 eugmandel Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:52:01 +0000 http://hackshackers.com/?p=155#comment-5 Love this idea - I want to see how journalists work. Take me with you to work :). Love this idea – I want to see how journalists work. Take me with you to work :) .

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