Hacker-reporter debate consumes journalists: A debate has been sparked in the news business on whether journalists should try to stay relevant by learning to write programming code.
The success of Adrian Holovaty, a Django specialist and newsman who rose from implementing content management software at Kansas newspapers to become Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive editorial innovations editor, has focused attention on whether reporters should add coding to a list of skills that includes shorthand and interviewing.
