Code behind online stories

A tech reporter turns an analytical lens on the digital tools that shape how a journalist's work is eventually seen online

- Shephali Bhatt

“What is CMS?” a friend from the tech industry asked. I had mentioned the content management system we use in the newsroom.

The question took me back to the first time someone from the tech world dropped “UI-UX” in a sentence, roughly a decade ago, and I stopped them to ask what it meant, thus learning about the concept of user interface and user experience. Pausing techies mid-thought to unpack acronyms and jargon from their trade is routine for any reporter. But this was the first time that someone from the tech world had asked me to explain a technology term from mine: journalism.