Wire Service Integration

Sqoop is a service that journalists in every newsroom in America use to find news in public records and press releases. We have a wire distribution service interested in providing us with a feed (likely RSS) of their press releases to match with Sqoop’s subscribing reporters. Last year we ran a similar pilot of this idea so this project would not need to be developed from scratch, but rather modified and expanded from our earlier work. At a high level, here are the elements: - Integrate an RSS, FTP or other feed from our partner - Using Sqoop’s matching system, determine and report which press releases match and then refine relevance settings to increase or decrease the number of matches. - Program how these press releases show up in Sqoop’s web application as well as in email alerts, which would be some front-end work. - Deploy this service in small “flights” or test groups - Help construct a measurement framework for reporting to partners - Make this service generally available - Build in a mechanism to get feedback from reporters. SKILLS NEEDED - Thorough knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (incl. Bootstrap, SASS, jQuery) - Thorough knowledge of the Ruby language and Rails framework - Modern Web Design sensibilities (incl. Responsive Design) - Ability to own projects from requirements through development and deployment - MS or BS in computer science, software engineering or related field - Search application experience a plus