How journalism and news is more than just summarisation of existing content or trawling through big data…
On solving problems through technology and the push by tech companies to bring AI into every area of life…
Obviously, there is more so if you find these topics interest, check out the full thing. As usual, this thread has gotten way too long. If you made it thus far, thanks for reading!!! Now to the acknowledgments…
This report would not have been possible without all the news workers at various organizations who were willing to lend me their time. The same is true for the experts. They all know who they are, and I hope I have done them justice in reflecting their work and industry.
@MichelleDisser and my supervisors @ralphschroeder, @ginasue & @KatyaH_kenkyuu cheered me on with this. Later on @SethCLewis and @ajungherr acted as a sounding board and provided advice and feedback. Institutional support for this work came from @oiioxford and @BalliolOxford.
I had long conversations with plenty of news and platform folks at venues like @journalismfest, @trustconf, countless roundtables & visits to publishers and tech companies. I won’t name any of them here, but these views were vital in helping me understand what is happening.
I would also like to express my sincerest thanks to my colleagues and friends at @BalliolOxford, @risj_oxford, @oiioxford & various academic institutions around the world for their unwavering support and valuable contributions to my work.
The biggest thanks, however, I owe to @TowCenter at @Columbia for funding & supporting this research & especially to its research director, Pete Brown, for his patience, encouragement & valuable input in cutting down the behemoth of a manuscript I submitted to something readable.
Hana Joy and Katie Johnston I am grateful to for their administrative support. Vicky Walker did a wonderful job of copy-editing the final version. A special thanks also to @emilybell, who believed in and supported this project from the get-go.