Popular publication The New york times, which happens to be the largest newspaper in the U.S by circulation, and a storied institution in American journalism, is reportedly gearing up to experiment with Blockchain technology for publishing.
A job posting that surfaced on the publications website on Wednesday indicated that the media organization was looking for someone to assist them “design a blockchain-based proof of concept for news publishers.”
To start the project, the New York Times is looking for a “forward-looking leader” who would be working on the proof-of-concept’s outline for 12 months within the company’s research and development division, according to the post, which was removed after this article was published.
The successful candidate will be required to in their words “design a blockchain-based proof of concept for news publishers.”
Another goal will be to form a pool of the project’s stakeholders and find advisors from news organizations, social media companies, and academia.
The publication also spelt out clearly the skill set that the candidate is required to have inorder to qualify for the job. The candidate according to them should have prior experience of innovating in media organizations and “leading a combination of engineers, designers, journalists” for more than 8 years. The candidate according to the New York Times job posting should also have strong skills in communication, writing, and presentation, collaborations and partnerships.
The NYT job posting also specified that the new hire should also have an “established track record in real-world application of new technologies” and “a mixed skill set with some experience in at least three of: journalism, product, design, software development, hardware engineering, user research.”
No less important, the job requires “a real passion for The New York Time’s mission.” The NYT project will not be the first Blockchain media experiment ever conducted. The most prominent of these is civil, a token-driven startup backed by the ethereum development studio Consensys.
In its editorial operations the New York Times has been hot on the heels of the crypto-currency and Blockchain agenda for a couple of years now. Its forays into crypto led it to cover special projects one of which being “a real passion for The New York Time’s mission.” Last June.
The publication’s lead reporter in blockchain and crypto, Nathaniel popper also happens to the author of bestseller “Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the inside story of the Misfits and the Millionaires trying to reinvent Money”.
Nathaniel popper’s presence in the publication does off course speak to a growing trend where organizations in different industries are actively looking for crypto and blockchain experts. NYT’s job posting certainly speaks to that. It seems like the smart thing to do at the moment is acquire an education and a set of skills that have to do with the Blockchain, the opportunities keep growing every day.
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