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The Atlantic closes its comments - and makes them more important, too Paid Members Public
The Atlantic joins many other sites in turning off comments - but that doesn’t mean its abandoning reader commentary.
The Washington Post is also using AI for comments Paid Members Public
Looks like the “AI for comments” trend is on the match [https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/wp/2017/06/22/the-washington-post-leverages-artificial-intelligence-in-comment-moderation/?utm_term=.0026b5192c45] : > The Washington Post has launched ModBot, a software application that utilizes artificial intelligence to moderate comments. The proprietary technology uses machine learning to automatically filter
The New York Times battles trolls with AI Paid Members Public
I’ve spent a significant chunk of today reading about AI, for another writing project. That led me back to a piece, about the New York Times harnessing AI [https://www.recode.net/2017/6/13/15789178/new-york-times-expanding-comments-artificial-intelligence-google] system called Perspective to help with comment moderation: > “What Moderator really
Comments: commit to them, or get out Paid Members Public
The Financial Times is using comments to engage in a constructive discussion around Brexit [https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-the-ft-uses-comments-and-reader-call-outs-to-engage-with-the-audience/s2/a692625/] . Lilah Raptopoulos, community manager at the FT.: > “Creating a hub where it was clear that we were asking and listening really improved the quality of the
All your comments are just marketing fodder Paid Members Public
Adobe has bought comments system Livefyre [http://recode.net/2016/05/03/adobe-acquired-livefyre-more-user-generated-content/] . Has the software-and-services giant suddenly developed a taste for community building? Not so much: > Livefyre, which was initially known for its technology that powers internet comments, now runs a marketing business for big brand clients that
Commenting life behind the paywall Paid Members Public
Douglas Boulton [http://dougbolton.co.uk], one of this academic year’s crop of Interactive Journalism students at City, has just finished a couple of weeks as Ben Whitelaw’s personal coffee tabledoing shifts on The Times‘s community desk [http://www.interhacktives.com/2014/12/31/how-to-comment-online-without-being-a-jerk/] , and he’
Who can fix your comments? Your journalists Paid Members Public
What happens when journalists interact with the comments section [http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/what-happens-when-journalists-interact-with-comments/s2/a555603/] ? > Over a study period of 70 days, the TV station reacted to comments on its Facebook page in one of three ways: a prominent political reporter interacted with commenters; the station,
Publishing Tech round-up: the News Project and the Coral Project Paid Members Public
Some interesting new moves in the CMS space