Brandon Roberts
Brandon Roberts
Description: Artificial Informer - Issue One, April 2019
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ARTIFICIAL ____ _ __ ______ ____ ____ __ ___ ______ ____ / _/ / | / / / ____// __ \ / __ \ / |/ / / ____/ / __ \ / / / |/ / / /_ / / / / / /_/ / / /|_/ / / __/ / /_/ / _/ / / /| / / __/ / /_/ / / _, _/ / / / / / /___ / _, _/ /___/ /_/ |_/ /_/ \____/ /_/ |_| /_/ /_/ /_____/ /_/ |_| An electronic journal of machine learning applied to investigative reporting Issue One: Table of Contents Arificial Informer . April 2019. Edited by Lisa van Dam-Bates. Written by Brandon Roberts . Print version (PDF) available he
Chase Davis is a journalist based in his hometown, Minneapolis, where he's the Senior Digital Editor at the Star Tribune . He got his start working at The Houston Chronicle , eventually co-founding a media technology consultancy, Hot Type Consulting, which brought him to help launch The Texas Tribune . He's probably best known for leading the Interactive Desk at The New York Times and for being a major presence at NICAR conferences. He's spoken on topics including advanced computational techniques, like mac
We talked to Chase for this first issue not only because he was way ahead of the curve on using ML in the newsroom but also because he has a wide range of practical experience in both the trenches of journalism and in the tech industry. Additionally, he was at The New York Times at a pivotal moment during its storied and successful transition to digital . We reached him via email for this interview. Our questions are in bold.
Brandon Roberts
Brandon Roberts