#8 Stories by, through, and about algorithms with James T. Hamilton
Dr. James Hamilton earned a BA in Economics and Government (summa cum laude) and PhD in Economics from Harvard University.
Demystifying Media at the University of Oregon · James Hamilton, Seth Lewis
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About Our Guest:
Dr. James Hamilton is the Hearst Professor of Communication, Director, of the Journalism Program, and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Communication at Stanford University. Prior to joining the Stanford faculty, Hamilton taught at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, where he directed the De Witt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy.
Changes in media markets have put local investigative reporting particularly at risk. But new combinations of data and algorithms may make it easier for journalists to discover and tell the stories that hold institutions accountable. Based on his book Democracy’s Detectives: The Economics of Investigative Journalism, James T. Hamilton explores how the future of accountability reporting will involve stories by, through, and about algorithms.
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(00:00): Guest Introduction
(02:00): The route James embarked on leading him to computational journalism
(02:57): Takeaways from his book in terms of investigative reporting
(04:24): What do we need to know about media markets relative to other types of markets?
(09:23): What are news organizations facing when they attempt to do an investigation in terms of the trade offs involved?
(13:14): The influence and social impact of news organizations when they invest their time and money
(15:43): Tackling how computation and algorithms relate to the future of investigative reporting
(18:27): Navigating how the public reacted to the ideas in his book
(20:05): Identifying how to stimulate a better environment for investigative journalism
(21:11): Wrap-up
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