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Robot journalism – czy w newsroomach przyszłości będą pracować automaty?

Publication date: 28.10.2018

Media Research Issues, 2018, Volume 61, Issue 2 (234), pp. 177 - 190

https://doi.org/10.4467/22996362PZ.18.012.9107

Authors

Monika Wawer
Institute of Journalism and Social Communication of the Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 4 30-348 Kraków
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4073-4693 Orcid
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Robot journalism – czy w newsroomach przyszłości będą pracować automaty?

Abstract

Robot journalism – will future newsrooms be fully automated?

This article examines how automation is used by news organizations in creating content and how it infl uences current journalistic models, professionalism and ethical issues. The analysis is based on series of interviews with key managerial staff, editors and developers at news organizations in which automation is implemented in news production process.

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Information: Media Research Issues, 2018, Volume 61, Issue 2 (234), pp. 177 - 190

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Robot journalism – czy w newsroomach przyszłości będą pracować automaty?

English:

Robot journalism – will future newsrooms be fully automated?

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4073-4693

Monika Wawer
Institute of Journalism and Social Communication of the Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 4 30-348 Kraków
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4073-4693 Orcid
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Institute of Journalism and Social Communication of the Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 4 30-348 Kraków

Published at: 28.10.2018

Article status: Open

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Percentage share of authors:

Monika Wawer (Author) - 100%

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Publication languages:

Polish