Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: In 2011, there were four engineers in The Washington Post newsroom,” notes Fred Ryan, CEO and Publisher of The Washington Post. “Today there are over 300.” And just like fish gotta swim and birds gotta sing, engineers gotta engineer.
Axios reports that as part of the Post’s commitment to growing as a product and technology company under the guidance of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the Post will debut new personalized newsletters targeted to subscribers this September (not unlike what CmdrTaco was doing for WaPo cast-off Trove back in January of 2014).
So, will personalized news turn out to be a better idea than targeted ads and targeted videos, or should we be prepared for more unintended consequences?
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