Is this the future of the media? Given a set of strict editorial guidelines could robots do the job of Fleet Street's finest... or would some decisions still not compute? (Thanks to Xtranormal.com ...remember it's just a bit of fun):
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Feb 05, 2010
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Of course, it kind of depends on which journalists, where, doing what 'job'.
There are of course many automated/IT systems that can scan text in the form of press releases and then rebroadcast them as 'This.. is the news...'
Posted by: Junkk Male | Feb 05, 2010 at 14:46