July 17, 2003, 2:34 AM ET
On hiring young Web developers
A response to Steve Outing's latest Editor and Publisher column, ""Attract the College Set With Design, Interaction":
One point I wish you'd mentioned is the importance for news Internet operations to hire young people. Speaking from experience, I'd argue that people of my generation are almost always more computer-savvy, more accepting of new ideas, more capable of learning new technologies quickly, more innovative/creative and just flat-out more likely to "get it." If you're aiming to attract the college crowd, it'd be incredibly beneficial to have a few folks from that generation on your staff.
The cynic in me realizes that maybe bigwigs don't care about any of that. OK, here's something that'll make 'em listen: Younger people have lower salary requirements.
