Talk Python to Me: #280 Python and AI in Journalism

If there has ever been a time in history that journalism is needed to shine a light on what's happening in the world, it's now. Would it surprise you to hear that Python and machine learning are playing an increasingly important role in discovering and bringing us the news? On this episode, you'll meet Carolyn Stansky, a journalist and developer who's been researching this intersection.<br/> <br/> <strong>Links from the show</strong><br/> <br/> <div><b>Carolyn on Twitter</b>: <a href="https://twitter.com/carolstran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@carolstran</a><br/> <b>Carolyn on LinkedIn</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/3jSFajE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">linkedin.com</a><br/> <b>Carolyn's site</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/3jSEZVw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">workwithcarolyn.com</a><br/> <b>Carolyn's talk: How AI is enhancing journalism</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/3hYtACO" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vimeo.com</a><br/> <br/> <b>Examples of AI / automation in use</b><br/> <b>Quakebot</b>: <a href="https://bit.ly/quakebot-code" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bit.ly/quakebot-code</a><br/> <b>LA Homicide Tracker</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/1atYM90" target="_blank" rel="noopener">homicide.latimes.com</a><br/> <b>reportermate</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/3jNJQXQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">github.com</a><br/> <b>Buzzfeed Finding and tracking secret spy planes</b>: <a href="https://bit.ly/buzzfeed-spy-planes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bit.ly/buzzfeed-spy-planes</a><br/> <b>NY Times comment moderation</b>: <a href="https://bit.ly/nyt-comments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bit.ly/nyt-comments</a><br/> <b>Al Jazzira: Drones in warzones</b>: <a href="https://bit.ly/fmls-keynote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bit.ly/fmls-keynote</a><br/> <br/> <b>Tools</b><br/> <b>Qz.ai - Quartz AI Studio, focused on helping smaller papers and journalists</b>: <a href="https://qz.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">qz.ai</a><br/> <b>Facets</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/2tGl6rx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">github.io</a><br/> <b>Google News Initiative</b>: <a href="https://bit.ly/google-ni" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bit.ly/google-ni</a><br/> <br/> <b>Newspaper3k Package</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/2F66V8K" target="_blank" rel="noopener">newspaper.readthedocs.io</a><br/> <b>FiveThirtyEight</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/35aadDa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fivethirtyeight.com</a><br/> <b>Google News and Australia fight</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/2Q0a9gx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bbc.com</a><br/> <b>Twitter thread on American news overwhelming other countries</b>: <a href="https://twitter.com/jelenajansson/status/1298118830976360449" target="_blank" rel="noopener">twitter.com</a><br/></div><br/> <strong>Sponsors</strong><br/> <br/> <a href='https://ift.tt/2PTb42Q> <a href='https://ift.tt/2PVc9qH Python Training</a>

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