Swing back to editorial curation?
Perhaps the editor part is more wishful thinking than reality — there is certainly something to be said for humans make better automations in the future, too — but nonetheless I like the boldness of...
View ArticleThe limits of automation
More on the art of editing and curation: “Algorithms cannot solve all problems. It takes a human editor to craft great experiences with the right mix of familiarity and novelty, confirmation and...
View ArticleContent as a product
Really interesting piece on treating content as a product and what that means for scaled production, if there is such a thing: “You can’t apply industrial-age economics to content production. Content...
View ArticlePersonalization by way of automation
Interesting peek at what happens when personalization by way of automation and algorithms takes a dark turn. “Unlike tabloid television, algorithmic personalization does not announce that it’s...
View ArticleReaders value editing
Poynter covers Wayne State University prof Fred Vultee’s ACES presentation of his recent study on the value editors add. Key takeaway: “Routine editing makes a statistically significant and moderately...
View ArticleAlgorithms as a tool to better journalism
Wired‘s recent story about Narrative Science seems to have put some journalists into a bit of a tizz. The article is a must-read for journalists and coders — really interesting tidbits about what’s...
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The differences between print and online publishing
I’ve spent the past month helping edit a book. A real, old-timey, printed-pages book, with big photos and tons of words. While it has been an all-consuming grind to move the thing from words on a...
View ArticleContent management systems: Why we can’t have nice things?
In a rare but welcome turn of events, this week I read three thoughtful deep dives about content management systems. 1 I found myself nodding a lot at this Mediashift piece that discussed how magazines...
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