Finding the Hits, Avoiding the Errors

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Well this is exciting. Michael (who was the previous intern) put together most of the framework, Miki (producer) found the content, and I finished the framework with a lot of help from Gabe, Tom, and others. It’s fantastic to be able to jump right into a project from day one of the internship; it’s amazing how different the culture and workflow of the NYT are from other places I’ve worked–in a very good way.

It’s been an exciting work week at that. Controversial art exhibits across the street on day three, illegal climbers scaling past the windows on day four, and nervously ohgod-are-you-sure-I-should-do-this clicking “publish” on day five. I’m assured that climbers assault the building every day, but this is probably a lie. Incidentally, the photograph of the second climber on the cityroom blog was taken by the guy who sits behind me. Pretty cool, and fie on me for leaving my camera home that day.


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