JRN 400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Google Analytics, Https Everywhere, Filevault
9 Jan 2018
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Drawbacks of algorithms: built in and invisible bias in technology: algorithms rely on assumptions and data both of which are subject to biases and errors. Could produce unexpected, unintended outcomes and contain errors: limited knowledge and curiosity: algorithms (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t ask questions, explain new phenomena or establish causality. Limited in ability to fulfill journalists tasks, like orientations and public opinion formation: poor writing quality: the writing quality of automated news is inferior to human writing but likely to improve as technology advances. Journalism representation index (jeri: offers news organizations and media watchdogs a rare, real-time view of how journalists fare in representing all of the key stakeholders in stories of heightened public interest. Identifies journalism sources ie. citizens, politicians, activists , experts, celebrities: categorizes sources it has detected into theory-based hierarchical order, weights sources in relation to prominence in text, created an aggregate index based on categories and prominence.
