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I actually don't think our opinions differ that much. I just have trouble expressing my ideas. You seem to have hit it on the nose with your last statement. I a
by gamerdonkey 13y ago
I actually don't think our opinions differ that much. I just have trouble expressing my ideas. You seem to have hit it on the nose with your last statement. I am more optimistic that these scripts will be used to generate breaking news that doesn't (yet) require much human analysis, just information that must be quickly disseminated in a readable format (such as an earthquake's geophysical qualities). This would hopefully leave more resources that would allow more rigorous journalism (such as analysis of the effects of and response to an earthquake) to thrive in the future just as deficiently as now.
The word count was intended to display just how little information might be conveyed in fifty words. The inclusion of my comment's word count was simply to make the comment self-referential. Both can be safely ignored.
- seanccox 13y agoAha! I understand now, and I also agree that our positions aren't that different. I happen to work for a media operation, and I tend to think they would outsource the whole operation (writing, editing, layout) to a computer, if given the chance. So, I'm a more of a Grinch about these innovations. I hope you're right, because contemporary journalism clearly needs to be doing something better with its time.