A random late-night thought and a few of the responses:
Journos & programmers are both curious about how systems work. The relationships & how they interact w those systems is different. Or not?
— Greg Linch (@greglinch) February 12, 2013
Space permitting, I would’ve cc’ed @jonathanstray @jayrosen_nyu on bit.ly/12pRIjh P.S. Has anyone explored “journalism as hacking?”
— Greg Linch (@greglinch) February 12, 2013
@greglinch @jayrosen_nyu they share some logic, but “hacking society’s systems” is way, way harder than programming jonathanstray.com/papers/Rittel_…
— jonathanstray (@jonathanstray) February 12, 2013
@jonathanstray @jayrosen_nyu True. But even at a basic level, exposing “vulnerabilities” in system & reporting them, there’s some similarity
— Greg Linch (@greglinch) February 12, 2013
@jonathanstray @jayrosen_nyu Ah, yes. I recall that paper and others from your solutions journalism post bit.ly/VQkBYD Good stuff!
— Greg Linch (@greglinch) February 12, 2013
@greglinch The Wealth of Networks, maybe not quite what you had in mind, is nonetheless fascinating.
— Sam Petulla (@spetulla) February 12, 2013
@jonathanstray @greglinch @jayrosen_nyu My pet theory is that economics is journalism hacking at the extreme.
— Sam Petulla (@spetulla) February 12, 2013
Ripe for discussion
Have you heard talk of “journalism as hacking?” (Not to be confused with journalists involved in hacking.) If so, please share links — or any thoughts — below!