A nationwide operation of 1,300 local sites publishes coverage that is ordered up by Republican groups and corporate P.R. firms.
Journatic, which uses algorithms to report community news, reeled last year when it was hit with charges of plagiarism and quote fabrication and was found to have published some stories using aliases. But the company has since clawed its way through a thorough ethics investigation and back toward the goal co-founder and CEO Brian Timpone set out more than a year ago: gathering community news and helping publishers save millions of dollars. “We spent the last year investing in our technology and our systems, and that gives up an inherent advantage over anyone trying to do community news,” Timpone says.
Journatic: Efficiencies Make Hyperlocal Work
Last month the Chicago Tribune caused a stir by announcing that it would outsource its TribLocal network to content provider Journatic. The announcement stirred up worries of robotic journalism and content farms. In an exclusive interview with NetNewsCheck, Journatic CEO Brian Timpone explains how his company’s process of using algorithms and overseas workers to help gather community news can save publishers millions of dollars by better allocating their newsroom resources.
Journatic: Efficiencies Make Hyperlocal Work
Last month the Chicago Tribune caused a stir by announcing that it would outsource its TribLocal network to content provider Journatic. The announcement stirred up worries of robotic journalism and content farms. In an exclusive interview with NetNewsCheck, Journatic CEO Brian Timpone explains how his company’s process of using algorithms and overseas workers to help gather community news can save publishers millions of dollars by better allocating their newsroom resources.
