NPR announced today that it has hired news application editor Brian Boyer to lead a new "news apps" team dedicated to bolstering NPR's storytelling with even more interactive components. That means more data-driven reporting features like this Poisoned Places map and interactive visuals similar to the work for the recent series The Fracking Boom. Two articles offer you more about today's news:
Nieman Journalism Lab's Andrew Phelps spoke with Brian Boyer about his work:
And Steve Myers of Poyntertook a look at how NPR's "news apps" team measures up to what other media outlets are doing with apps:
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