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Indiana University researchers “have found that steep competition for users’ limited attention means that some ideas go viral despite their low quality — even when people prefer to share high-quality content.”
“For us, this is a way to let people read and ask questions at their own pace, instead of having them read through long screens of text. Often people aren’t engaged in stories because they haven’t had the right context.”
Bilton, Ricardo. "With in-article chat bots, BBC is experimenting with new ways to introduce readers to complex topics." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 Feb. 2018. Web. 18 Oct. 2024.
APA
Bilton, R. (2018, Feb. 23). With in-article chat bots, BBC is experimenting with new ways to introduce readers to complex topics. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved October 18, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/02/with-in-article-chat-bots-bbc-is-experimenting-with-new-ways-to-introduce-readers-to-complex-topics/
Chicago
Bilton, Ricardo. "With in-article chat bots, BBC is experimenting with new ways to introduce readers to complex topics." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 23, 2018. Accessed October 18, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/02/with-in-article-chat-bots-bbc-is-experimenting-with-new-ways-to-introduce-readers-to-complex-topics/.
Wikipedia
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