Tim O’Rourke
@TimothyORourke
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VP, Content Strategy, @Hearst (HNP) | Previous: @sfchronicle | Previous previous: pizza delivery | Support local journalism.
East Bay, California
Joined September 2008
Scaffolding gone ✅ Paint job completed ✅ Cracks sealed up ✅ Clock replaced ✅ Same old classic news vibe ✅
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📢 Calling all journo-students 📢 @sfchronicle is a great place to train for a newsroom career and get big-time clips. Data Reporting and Digital Design internships are only two of the great opportunities. Follow the link in DMP's post to learn more ⤵️
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We are pumped (💪) for @xianleonard! Christian earned this promotion from @Hearst fellow to @sfchronicle data reporter by always learning and hustling. He exemplifies what we want to see from fellows on the development+data track. Congrats! 🐔🐓🐔 https://t.co/ddRRywNFpW
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The former Hearst developer fellow brings computer programming skills and passionate...
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We’re thrilled to have @alejandrareval_ on the DevHub! Big things coming! 🚀🚀🚀
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📈 Help spread the news 📈 The @HoustonChron is hiring a data reporter to cover the 4th-largest city in the U.S. through a statistical lens. Our data+graphics jobs don't come open often! This one is based in Houston and pays $70K-$75K. Share or apply: https://t.co/FMeUEMpH19
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Sad news in Santa Barbara: The News-Press presses have stopped. It was my first full-time job out of school, right in the middle of owner-vs.-newsroom tumult that ultimately led, years later, to this news. A sad day we could all see coming. https://t.co/l9HkLMzHui
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Following a bankruptcy filing by its parent company Friday, a key executive of the Santa Barbara News-Press has informed staff that the daily newspaper
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Incredibly strong explanatory data visualization in this piece on California college admissions and race from the @sfchronicle data team. Meaty subject executed with the audience at the forefront; a complicated picture simplified. https://t.co/a4F4rdq1uN
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🚀 Journo Job Alert 🚀 The @sfchronicle is hiring for a public safety reporter to cover crime, courts and how policing affects communities across the Bay Area. The role is based in the newsroom and the salary range is $75K-$85K. Share or apply >>> https://t.co/rg5jkCeBUM
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Thousands of miles from San Francisco, on the outskirts of a village in Honduras, a mural appears like a mirage: the Bay Bridge. More emblems of the city appear unexpectedly and often. New homes rise behind gates emblazoned with 49ers or Warriors logos. This is the Siria Valley.
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The first significant heat wave of the year has arrived in CA. We have a suite of stories @sfchronicle with cruical utility and explantory science journalism on the extreme temperatures to help you make important decisions and understand the connection to climate change. 🧵♨️☀️
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Welcome to the @Hearst DevHub, @marenkranking and @izzzaahmed. It's awesome to have you on board! https://t.co/du3B6UkIdN
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Maren Kranking and Izza Ahmed join the DevHub as interns to focus on data-driven...
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See Bay Area home prices near you by plugging in your address to this interactive map.
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Track California's competitive housing market with these Chronicle charts and map that feature the home prices in every Bay Area ZIP code and more.
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The @HoustonChron & @Hearst have always been committed to serving the Houston community with hard-charging reporting that changes lives, stories that surprise and delight and make navigating life easier. We are ready to do more! #journalismjobs🧵
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The air in the Northeast is gross, so the @Hearst DevHub hustled to publish Air Quality Trackers for New York and Connecticut, following the @sfchronicle version used during wildfire seasons. NY: https://t.co/qsZ52Bw6Iu CT: https://t.co/CIp2bMZ1If CA: https://t.co/UXmgZOp8S2
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Loving and laughing at this visual story from @TF_Johnston on license plate rejections and rules for @insider_ct. A few gems: FRIGOFF STUGATZ F4RTBOX https://t.co/jBRMgdtI3E
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An analysis of more than 1.6 million flights show how airlines at SFO and other major airports in Northern California have performed over time.
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This analysis of more than 1.5 million flights show how airlines at SFO and other major airports in Northern California performed in 2024.
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For years, @conniewang thought the story of her name was special. “Little did I know it was the story of a generation,” she writes. “Generation Connie.”
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I thought my story was special. Little did I know it was the story of a generation.
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Hey hey, I got to talk shop about the @Hearst DevHub, my awesome team, and the best-in-class local journalism coming from our newsrooms. Thanks to @ByNikitaRoy for hosting! Listen here: Apple: https://t.co/WDF6jYp9G9 Spotify:
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Technology Podcast · Updated Weekly · Looking to explore the intersection of AI and journalism? Influential thought leaders in the industry join data scientist and media entrepreneur, Nikita Roy,...
In this week's episode, @TimothyORourke discusses his experience leading @Hearst's DevHub editorial engineering team and the key considerations he is thinking about when using #AI in local newsrooms. Tune in: Apple: https://t.co/F6aELWDCQk Spotify: https://t.co/sjJn6xtySA
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@Hearst @ByNikitaRoy Bonus points if you can spot the word I totally made up near the end of the show.
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Hey hey, I got to talk shop about the @Hearst DevHub, my awesome team, and the best-in-class local journalism coming from our newsrooms. Thanks to @ByNikitaRoy for hosting! Listen here: Apple: https://t.co/WDF6jYp9G9 Spotify:
podcasts.apple.com
Technology Podcast · Updated Weekly · Looking to explore the intersection of AI and journalism? Influential thought leaders in the industry join data scientist and media entrepreneur, Nikita Roy,...
In this week's episode, @TimothyORourke discusses his experience leading @Hearst's DevHub editorial engineering team and the key considerations he is thinking about when using #AI in local newsrooms. Tune in: Apple: https://t.co/F6aELWDCQk Spotify: https://t.co/sjJn6xtySA
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