Anglekindling: Supporting journalistic angle ideation with large language models

S Petridis, N Diakopoulos, K Crowston… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
News media often leverage documents to find ideas for stories, while being critical of the
frames and narratives present. Developing angles from a document such as a press release …

The one thing journalistic AI just might do for democracy

B Lin, SC Lewis - Digital journalism, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
A recent wave of enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) has seen many
observers focus on its potential to transform journalism, as with other forms of knowledge …

Towards understanding and supporting journalistic practices using semi-automated news discovery tools

N Diakopoulos, D Trielli, G Lee - Proceedings of the ACM on Human …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Journalists are routinely challenged with monitoring vast information environments in order
to identify what is newsworthy and of interest to report to a wider audience. In a process …

Envisioning the applications and implications of generative AI for news media

S Nishal, N Diakopoulos - arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.18835, 2024 - arxiv.org
This article considers the increasing use of algorithmic decision-support systems and
synthetic media in the newsroom, and explores how generative models can help reporters …

Understanding Practices around Computational News Discovery Tools in the Domain of Science Journalism

S Nishal, J Sinchai, N Diakopoulos - Proceedings of the ACM on Human …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Science and technology journalists today face challenges in finding newsworthy leads due
to increased workloads, reduced resources, and expanding scientific publishing …

Understanding Journalists' Workflows in News Curation

S Atreja, S Srinath, M Jain, J Pal - … of the 2023 CHI Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
With the increasing dominance of internet as a source of news consumption, there has been
a rise in the production and popularity of email newsletters compiled by individual …

Automating science journalism tasks: emerging opportunities

N Maiden, K Zachos, S Franks, L Nyre… - Journalism …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Digital tools have the potential to both semi-automate science journalist tasks including the
incorporation of more diverse voices in science journalism. This paper reports new design …

Bridging contextual and methodological gaps on the “misinformation beat”: Insights from journalist-researcher collaborations at speed

M McClure Haughey, M Povolo, K Starbird - Proceedings of the 2022 …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
As misinformation, disinformation, and conspiracy theories increase online, so does
journalism coverage of these topics. This reporting is challenging, and journalists fill gaps in …

Towards Designing a Question-Answering Chatbot for Online News: Understanding Questions and Perspectives

MN Hoque, AA Mahfuz, MS Kindi… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Large Language Models (LLMs) have created opportunities for designing chatbots that can
support complex question-answering (QA) scenarios and improve news audience …

Highlighting High-quality Content as a Moderation Strategy: The Role of New York Times Picks in Comment Quality and Engagement

Y Wang, N Diakopoulos - ACM Transactions on Social Computing (TSC), 2022 - dl.acm.org
News commenting is a prevalent form of online interaction, but it is fraught with issues, such
as a low quality of discussion that often takes place. While various moderation methods can …