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🚀 How The Washington Post Uses AI to Empower Journalists 🔍📰
🚀 How The Washington Post Uses AI to Empower Journalists 🔍📰
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An exciting new example in the world of AI-assisted journalism! The Post has developed an internal tool called "Hayatacker" that's enhancing in-depth reporting. Here's why it matters:
An exciting new example in the world of AI-assisted journalism! The Post has developed an internal tool called "Hayatacker" that's enhancing in-depth reporting. Here's why it matters:
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🎥 What it does:
🎥 What it does:
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• Extracts stills from video files
• Extracts stills from video files
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• Processes on-screen text
• Processes on-screen text
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• Labels objects in images
• Labels objects in images
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🗳️ First big project:
🗳️ First big project:
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Analyzed 745 Republican campaign ads on immigration (Jan-Jun 2024)
Analyzed 745 Republican campaign ads on immigration (Jan-Jun 2024)
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🤝 Human-AI collaboration:
🤝 Human-AI collaboration:
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• AI extracts and organizes data
• AI extracts and organizes data
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• Reporters verify and analyze findings
• Reporters verify and analyze findings
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🔎 Thorough approach:
🔎 Thorough approach:
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• Manual review of all 745 ads
• Manual review of all 745 ads
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• Reverse image searches when context is lacking
• Reverse image searches when context is lacking
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• Cross-referencing with AdImpact transcripts
• Cross-referencing with AdImpact transcripts
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💡 Key insight from WaPo's Senior Editor for AI strategy Phoebe Connelly:
💡 Key insight from WaPo's Senior Editor for AI strategy Phoebe Connelly:
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"The more exciting choice is putting AI in the hands of reporters early on in the process."
"The more exciting choice is putting AI in the hands of reporters early on in the process."
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This tool showcases how AI can augment journalistic capabilities without replacing human insight and verification. It's a powerful example of technology enhancing, not replacing, traditional reporting skills.
This tool showcases how AI can augment journalistic capabilities without replacing human insight and verification. It's a powerful example of technology enhancing, not replacing, traditional reporting skills.
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👉 Read the full article and the methodology: 
👉 Read the full article and the methodology: 
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2024/republican-campaign-ads-immigration-border-security/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2024/republican-campaign-ads-immigration-border-security/
🚀 How The Washington Post Uses AI to Empower Journalists 🔍📰

An exciting new example in the world of AI-assisted journalism! The Post has developed an internal tool called "Hayatacker" that's enhancing in-depth reporting. Here's why it matters:

🎥 What it does:
• Extracts stills from video files
• Processes on-screen text
• Labels objects in images

🗳️ First big project:
Analyzed 745 Republican campaign ads on immigration (Jan-Jun 2024)

🤝 Human-AI collaboration:
• AI extracts and organizes data
• Reporters verify and analyze findings

🔎 Thorough approach:
• Manual review of all 745 ads
• Reverse image searches when context is lacking
• Cross-referencing with AdImpact transcripts

💡 Key insight from WaPo's Senior Editor for AI strategy Phoebe Connelly:
"The more exciting choice is putting AI in the hands of reporters early on in the process."

This tool showcases how AI can augment journalistic capabilities without replacing human insight and verification. It's a powerful example of technology enhancing, not replacing, traditional reporting skills.

👉 Read the full article and the methodology: https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2024/republican-campaign-ads-immigration-border-security/
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