More machine learning for journalists
2020-05-29
There’s an emerging body of online resources designed specifically to help journalists master AI and algorithms, and its growing at a fair old pace. The latest entry comes from Google News Initiative and the Pols thinktank at the London School of Economics, and apparently is so sophisticated it can be downloaded directly to your brain in just 54 minutes. We suspect mastery of the methods may take a little longer, but if you want a primer that will improve your reporting on algorithms, it’s well worth a read. Check it out here.
Adam Oxford is a freelance journalist, media consultant and civic tech enthusiast. He also works closely with startups developing solutions to access to justice problems.