Nate Silver has two tips for young up-and-coming journalists: Work your ass off and learn how to code.
Silver, the well-known statistician and founder of FiveThirtyEight, sat down with GeekWire this morning and offered up advice for those looking to establish themselves in the journalism world.
While knowing how to write and report are obviously important qualities in a journalist, Silver said that computer programming skills will give potential hires a potent one-two punch.
“If you’re an aspiring journalist who knows how to code really well, you are in a very hot market,” he told us.
