Projects/Adding the Source

= Adding the Source =

= Purpose =

Purpose: Add sources (back) into news stories using large-scale automated text-matching

= Summary =

Brief summary: most news articles give little or no indication of the source of their material. However, research shows that a vast amount of news output from top newspapers, especially online, is recycled directly from the news wires or press releases with obvious negative effects on the quality of journalism. In this project we will exploit the possibilities of large-scale automated text-matching to automatically identify and document such recycling providing a way for readers to "add the source" back into what they read.

= Created: 2009-06 =


 * Idea proposed 2009-06 in relation to Knight Foundation CFP (previous informal discussion around this topic for some time)