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NYT is the big guy in the space but there's actually a lot of action right now, with the Post, Vox, and some big traditional organizations like AP doubling down on it over the past few years. Pay is generally in the 'low for a professional developer but reasonable' zone. The hours and work environments tend to be rough, as the news makes its own hours and the media industry in general doesn't have the experience with…
I'm definitely going to look into this now. I did some work for a journalism class that was funded by the Knight Foundation so not sure why it never occurred to me to look into them further. Thanks
There probably aren't that many spots in raw numbers, but I think the right candidate wouldn't have too hard a time getting picked up somewhere.