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As an experiment, what about looking at the think pieces and ideas that still stick from 2023 – rather than the newest new thing or predicting trends that may or may not come to pass? For me, some of the articles I still think about, that still resonate from last year
“Social Media is not really a filter bubble but a boxing ring: You are both bonding with people with similar values, views, interests and in conflict with people with opposing views.” The quote belongs to techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci, today a professor at Columbia University. I've recently read two
I was deeply saddened to read about the suicide of pioneering blogger and influencer Heather Armstrong, aka Dooce, recently. The simple fact that I felt so sad to learn of the death of a woman whose blog I used to read ages ago, reminded me of two great terms to
A few quick tidbits on AI and journalism, based on a recent seminar arranged by The Norwegian Online News Association (NONA) on Norwegian media and AI. New AI-powered title generator On the day of the debate, Labrador CMS announced the launch of its advanced AI-powered title generator at the PPA
Schibsted-owned Aftenposten has used AI to «clone» the voice of one of its journalists and podcasters. The project started when the newspaper was working on Aftenposten Junior, a digital news service specially developed for students in primary school where, due to strict accessibility requirements, text to speech was business critical.
The debate about artificial intelligence (AI) and how it will reshape various industries has exploded as of late, especially after the launch ChatGPT. Here are some ways AI is being put to use by Norwegian media, as discussed during a recent meeting of the Norwegian Online News Association (NONA). Teknisk
NB: Written in 2018: - We’ve seen a 25 per cent decrease of journalists in Sweden in recent years. There are no longer enough journalists to do what journalists should do, said Robin Govik, Chief Digital Officer at MittMedia.se, Sweden’s leading local media company at the annual
Etter å ha lest Steven Levys In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works and Shapes Our Lives kan jeg forstå hvorfor et teknologiselskap kan tro de tjener brukerne sine ved å la mobilene de utvikler overvåke våre bevegelser. Opprinnelig publisert på VGs Digitalblogg i april 2011 Jeg kan forstå hvorfor
REYKJAVIK (Journalisten): Mediene kjemper for livet i kjølvannet av finanskrisen. Opprinnelig publisert 12.12.2008 i Fagbladet Journalisten på nett og papir. – Jeg er ikke så sikker på om noen av aktørene her er kriminelle. Men det er som om vi har hatt et samfunn uten fartsgrenser hvor de kunne
REYKJAVIK (Journalisten): – Fréttablaðið er den største bløffen noensinne. Jeg tror avisen har ødelagt mye for islandske medier, mener konkurrenten. Opprinnelig publisert 12. desember 2018 i Fagbladet Journalisten (på papir og nett). – Du kan ikke drive på den måten med mindre du har en rik og snill onkel. Det finnes ikke