Data Journalism, Digital Verification and AI. The Case for Newsroom Convergence

This article discusses the opportunities and challenges of implementing data journalism, digital verification and AI in the centre of the newsroom. Data journalism, digital verification and fact-checking continue to be seen like jobs for specialists. As has AI, they have all entered newsrooms in va...

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Main Author: Laura Postma
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Language:English
Published: Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision 2024-09-01
Series:VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture
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Online Access:https://account.viewjournal.eu/index.php/up-j-viewjethc/article/view/332
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