Aron Pilhofer

Current

• Editor, Newsroom Interactive Technologies at The New York Times

Past

• Projects/CAR Editor at The New York Times
• Database Editor at Center for Public Integrity
• Director, Campaign Finance Information Center at Invesitgative Reporters and Editors

• Database Editor at The News Journal
• Reporter at The Courier-News

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Education

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Connections

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Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Company

Aron Pilhofer’s Summary

Aron Pilhofer is editor of Interactive News Technologies at The New York Times, overseeing a news-focused team of journalist/developers who build dynamic, data-driven applications to enhance The Times' reporting online. He joined The Times in 2005 as a projects editor on the paper's newly expanded computer-assisted reporting team, where he specialized in stories related to money, politics and influence for the politics desk and Washington bureau. Prior to joining The Times, Pilhofer was database editor at the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, where he began an ongoing project in 2002 to track a new form of political non-profit organization, so-called 527 groups. The Center's reporting was among the first to highlight the gaping hole in federal campaign finance regulations, which allows these groups to pump hundreds of millions of dollars into elections nationwide. Before working at the Center, Pilhofer was on the national training staff of Investigative Reporters and Editors and worked for a number of years as a statehouse and projects reporter for Gannett newspapers in New Jersey and Delaware.

Aron Pilhofer’s Specialties:

Web development, Ruby on Rails, journalism, campaign finance, elections, politics, computer-assisted reporting

Aron Pilhofer’s Experience

• Editor, Newsroom Interactive Technologies

  The New York Times

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NYT; Online Media industry)

  January 2008 — Present (2 years )

  I direct a team of journalist/developers, who create news-driven online interactive features on nytimes.com.

• Projects/CAR Editor

  The New York Times

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NYT; Newspapers industry)

  August 2005 — January 2008 (2 years 6 months)

  Member of the paper's computer-assisted reporting team, where I specialized in stories related to money in politics and elections.

• Database Editor

  Center for Public Integrity

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  2002 — 2005 (3 years )

• Director, Campaign Finance Information Center

  Invesitgative Reporters and Editors

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)

  2001 — 2002 (1 year )

• Database Editor

  The News Journal

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year )

• Reporter

  The Courier-News

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)

  1995 — 2000 (5 years )

Aron Pilhofer’s Education

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  History , 1994

  Activities and Societies:

  The Minnesota Daily, Minnesota Student Association, Whole Music Club

Additional Information

Aron Pilhofer’s Websites:

• My Company

Aron Pilhofer’s Interests:

Tennis, Ruby and Ruby on Rails, Perl, journalism, traveling, food and wine, film, politics, Minnesota Vikings football.

Aron Pilhofer’s Groups:

Investigative Reporters and Editors

•    Online News Association
•    Knight Digital Media Center
•    Innovation in Journalism

Aron Pilhofer’s Contact Settings

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