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even necessarily desirable: without appropriate training and professionalisation, people are even more susceptible to bias. As such, algorithmic
editors are here to stay. The situation is much less clear, however, for
algorithmic writers: for the task of creating stories about the true complexity of our world, particularly in an environment that is evermore
chaotic in terms of climate change or political events, the role of big tech
and automation must be to aid human intelligence in understanding,
challenging, and ultimately transforming that world.
Notes
1 Cited in Lucy Küng-Shankleman, Inside the BBC and CNN: Managing Media Organisations, London: Routledge, 2000, p. 152.
2 Küng-Shankleman, p. 110.
3 Stephen Cushion, “Three Phases of 24-Hour News Television”, in Stephen
Cushion, and Justin Lewis (eds.), The Rise of 24-Hour News Television:
Global Perspectives, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2010, pp. 15–16.
4 Howard Rosenberg, No Time to Think: The Menace of Media Speed and
the 24-Hour News Cycle, London: Continuum, 2008, p. 43.
5 Jeffrey E. Cohen, The Presidency in the Era of 24-Hour News, Princeton,
NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008, pp. 15–16.
6 Richard Sambrooke, and Sean McGuire, “Have 24-Hour TV News Channels Had Their Day?” in Stephen Cushion, and Richard Sambrook (eds.),
The Future of 24-Hour News: New Directions, New Challenges, Frankfurt
am Main: Peter Lang, 2016, p. 16.
7 Neil Postman, “Informing Ourselves to Death”, in Michael Clough, Joanne
Olson, and Dale Niederhuaser (eds.), The Nature of Technology: Implications for Learning and Teaching, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, 2013, p. 12.
8 John Stevens, “Internet Stats & Facts for 2018”, Hosting Facts, 10 July
2018, https://hostingfacts.com/internet-facts-stats/.
9 Justin Rowland, “Why You Have (Probably) Already Bought Your Last Car”,
BBC News, 10 October 2018, www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45786690.
10 Goldman Sachs, Cars 2025, 20 May 2017, www.goldmansachs.com/
insights/technology-driving-innovation/cars-2025/.
11 Facebook, “Did You Know That… 4.75 Billion Pieces of Content Are
Shared Daily?”, 21 June 2018, www.facebook.com/ FacebookSingapore/
posts/did-you-know-that- 475-billion-pieces-of-content-are-shareddaily/563468333703369/.
12 Cited in Jonathan Taplin, Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook,
Google and Amazon Have Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy,
London: Pan, 2018, p. 22.
13 Alfred McCoy, In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and
Decline of US Global Power, London: Oneworld, 2018.
14 See, for example: Patti Dom, “Trade Wars Could Be Worse for China’s Economy Than the Pain They Inflict on US”, Market Insider, 19 September 2018,
www.cnbc.com/2018/09/19/chinas-economy-could-feel-far-more-painthan-us-in-trade-wars.html; The Economist, “Is China Losing the Trade
War against America?”, 11 August 2018, www.economist.com/financeand- economics/2018/08/11/is-china-losing-the-trade-war-against-america;
Brian Brenberg, “Trump’s Trade War Has Revealed China’s Surprising
Vulnerability”, Newsweek, 22 August 2018, www.newsweek.com/trumpstrade-war-has-revealed-chinas-surprising-vulnerability- opinion-1085132.
even necessarily desirable: without appropriate training and professionalisation, people are even more susceptible to bias. As such, algorithmic
editors are here to stay. The situation is much less clear, however, for
algorithmic writers: for the task of creating stories about the true complexity of our world, particularly in an environment that is evermore
chaotic in terms of climate change or political events, the role of big tech
and automation must be to aid human intelligence in understanding,
challenging, and ultimately transforming that world.
Notes
1 Cited in Lucy Küng-Shankleman, Inside the BBC and CNN: Managing Media Organisations, London: Routledge, 2000, p. 152.
2 Küng-Shankleman, p. 110.
3 Stephen Cushion, “Three Phases of 24-Hour News Television”, in Stephen
Cushion, and Justin Lewis (eds.), The Rise of 24-Hour News Television:
Global Perspectives, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2010, pp. 15–16.
4 Howard Rosenberg, No Time to Think: The Menace of Media Speed and
the 24-Hour News Cycle, London: Continuum, 2008, p. 43.
5 Jeffrey E. Cohen, The Presidency in the Era of 24-Hour News, Princeton,
NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008, pp. 15–16.
6 Richard Sambrooke, and Sean McGuire, “Have 24-Hour TV News Channels Had Their Day?” in Stephen Cushion, and Richard Sambrook (eds.),
The Future of 24-Hour News: New Directions, New Challenges, Frankfurt
am Main: Peter Lang, 2016, p. 16.
7 Neil Postman, “Informing Ourselves to Death”, in Michael Clough, Joanne
Olson, and Dale Niederhuaser (eds.), The Nature of Technology: Implications for Learning and Teaching, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, 2013, p. 12.
8 John Stevens, “Internet Stats & Facts for 2018”, Hosting Facts, 10 July
2018, https://hostingfacts.com/internet-facts-stats/.
9 Justin Rowland, “Why You Have (Probably) Already Bought Your Last Car”,
BBC News, 10 October 2018, www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45786690.
10 Goldman Sachs, Cars 2025, 20 May 2017, www.goldmansachs.com/
insights/technology-driving-innovation/cars-2025/.
11 Facebook, “Did You Know That… 4.75 Billion Pieces of Content Are
Shared Daily?”, 21 June 2018, www.facebook.com/ FacebookSingapore/
posts/did-you-know-that- 475-billion-pieces-of-content-are-shareddaily/563468333703369/.
12 Cited in Jonathan Taplin, Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook,
Google and Amazon Have Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy,
London: Pan, 2018, p. 22.
13 Alfred McCoy, In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and
Decline of US Global Power, London: Oneworld, 2018.
14 See, for example: Patti Dom, “Trade Wars Could Be Worse for China’s Economy Than the Pain They Inflict on US”, Market Insider, 19 September 2018,
www.cnbc.com/2018/09/19/chinas-economy-could-feel-far-more-painthan-us-in-trade-wars.html; The Economist, “Is China Losing the Trade
War against America?”, 11 August 2018, www.economist.com/financeand- economics/2018/08/11/is-china-losing-the-trade-war-against-america;
Brian Brenberg, “Trump’s Trade War Has Revealed China’s Surprising
Vulnerability”, Newsweek, 22 August 2018, www.newsweek.com/trumpstrade-war-has-revealed-chinas-surprising-vulnerability- opinion-1085132.