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Ever wondered how The Washington Post balances access and subscriptions? In our latest blog post, @janithW dives into how we use reinforcement learning and smart metering to target paywalls intelligently—optimizing reader experience and business goals. washpost.engineering/how-the…

How the Washington Post Uses Smart Metering to Target Paywalls

by Janith Weerasinghe

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11 Apr 2024
🚀 Transforming the design-dev workflow at The Washington Post! The latest Figma blog dives into how we've reimagined component delivery from traditional methods to a collaborative sprint that's aligning teams better than ever. #designsystems #figma figma.com/blog/the-anatomy-o…

The Anatomy of a Component Sprint | Figma Blog

The Washington Post’s inclusive process for creating new design system components bridges the gap between design and development.

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On our blog, @dianesaysword and @lennybronner from our Elections Insights team give a deep dive into our Voterflow models which were used to analyze patterns in voter behavior between the 2016 and 2024 primary election cycles in Iowa and NH. washpost.engineering/analyzi…

Analyzing Voter Behavior Patterns: Insights from The Washington Post

by Diane M. Napolitano and Lenny Bronner

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In our latest engineering blog post, “Rethinking Content Insights at The Post”, @jasonlangsner explains how our Data AI team powers self-service analytics for @washingtonpost. washpost.engineering/rethink…

Rethinking Content Insights at The Post

The Washington Post makes countless data-informed decisions daily. As the lights never turn off in our newsroom and content is produced…

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Jeremy Bowers@jeremybowers
30 Mar 2023
Hi friends! Y’all may have seen by now, but if you didn’t — I am heading over to join the crew at @politico! I’ll miss the folks at @WapoEngineering but I am excited for what’s next! Watch this space — more to come. politico.com/blogs/politico-…

POLITICO names Jeremy Bowers Global Chief Technology Officer

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Lenny Bronner@lennybronner
7 Apr 2023
Hi friends! I'm hiring a data engineer to work on The Washington Post's live election model. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions!! washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.c…

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25 Jan 2023
The Post's first-ever Accessibility Engineer @hsforeman shares insight on his new role: washingtonpost.com/pr/2023/0…

First-ever Accessibility Engineer named at The Washington Post

The Washington Post is furthering its commitment to accessibility, and the work employees are already doing to make our content more accessible, by naming its first-ever dedicated Accessibility...

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📢 2023 @arcxp internship applications are open! Whether you're interested in engineering, product, project management, sales or marketing, there's an opening for you. The internship is open to everyone from college freshmen to transitioning professionals. washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.c…
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Lenny Bronner@lennybronner
10 Nov 2022
Two days after the election, and still little change. The Senate races in NV and AZ remain tossups, but the model continues to think that Democrats have a slight edge.
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Dylan Freedman
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2 Nov 2022
In the works @WapoEngineering: a general text matching tool to help join columns of data when the names don't exactly match. We're using it for election precinct matching🗳️
A screenshot of a spreadsheet-like interface showing the process of matching precincts by name. A logo in the top-left reads "Crosswalker."

ALT A screenshot of a spreadsheet-like interface showing the process of matching precincts by name. A logo in the top-left reads "Crosswalker."

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Lil Uzi Hurt 🥺@lostblackboy
25 Oct 2022
The Washington Post’s lil in-app TikTok-like video scroll is my favorite new piece of journalism technology of the year. It’s such a smart and cool way to compel readers to actually engage with the app instead of TikTok or Instagram.
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Our personalization (data science) team is still accepting priority applicants for our 2023 summer internship program. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. ET on Oct. 31. No other teams are accepting priority applicants, but you should rank your full preferences. news-engineering.notion.site…
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