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That’s awkward. In 2000 the New York Times issued a correction on something that they had been doing wrong for over 100 years. The issue number n the paper was 500 editions too early. This mistake seems like something the paper can laugh about but other times, mistakes are no laughing matter. Sometimes a small […]

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… ok not really, but there are a few new technologies that have emergergered recently that automate news writing and delivery.   1- In China, a new channel is using Microsoft artificial intelligence to all to anchors and deliver weather forecasts. This is interesting because in the future this could remove weather anchors like Al […]

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WDBJ

Posted by: | February 22, 2016 | No Comment |

by Robert Horan   ( mature content advisory)   On August 26, 2015, a former WDBJ anchor shot and killed two co-workers as the they were live on air. Vester Flanigan, also known as Bryce Williams, shot reporter Allison Parker and her cameraman Adam Ward as they were conducting a live interview for their morning […]

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