Jeremy Bowers (Washington Post)

About this Episode

In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Jeremy talk about:

• How engineering is a bit different at a newspaper
• A lowly beginning doing tech support at Best Buy
• Saving the day on a project that won a Pulitzer!
• Being glad he's not coding anymore
• What "Newsroom Engineering" means
• Why campaign finance data is critical to the news industry
• Planning a charm offensive
• Tactics for pre-empting burnout when deadlines are immutable
• Book recommendations:
  • Camille Fournier: The Manager's Path
  • Will Larson: An Elegant Puzzle
  • Donella H. Meadows: Thinking In Systems
• The actual net effect of indulging a "brilliant asshole"
• Pushing for more remote workers
• How to push back against authority when needed
• Cooking at scale and for one's coworkers

You can find Jeremy on Twitter at @jeremybowers

Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3