None of the AI writers seems to have a specific beat, except possibly for what can be best described as “police exploits,” which they all cover with gusto.
Hoodline is focused on the local stories that can be found by mining large data sets, whether from city governments or from private companies like Yelp and Zumper.
“From a purely intellectual, journalistic standpoint, what I think is most fascinating about this is that everybody is more or less covering the same thing, but from their own unique media perspective.”
Lichterman, Joseph. "With a neighborhood-level focus, Hoodline is trying to fill a gap in San Francisco news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 14 Oct. 2015. Web. 19 Oct. 2024.
APA
Lichterman, J. (2015, Oct. 14). With a neighborhood-level focus, Hoodline is trying to fill a gap in San Francisco news. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved October 19, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/10/with-a-neighborhood-level-focus-hoodline-is-trying-to-fill-a-gap-in-san-francisco-news/
Chicago
Lichterman, Joseph. "With a neighborhood-level focus, Hoodline is trying to fill a gap in San Francisco news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 14, 2015. Accessed October 19, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/10/with-a-neighborhood-level-focus-hoodline-is-trying-to-fill-a-gap-in-san-francisco-news/.
Wikipedia
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