Archive for March 4th, 2008
Automated Detection of Image Manipulation
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008This blog post, entitled “Protecting Journalistic Integrity Algorithmically,” talks about a program that analyzes images in an attempt to locate cloning and other artifacts produced by image manipulation. http://lemonodor.com/archives/2008/02/protecting_journalistic_integrity_algorithmically.html
George Polk Award for Talking Points Memo Founder
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008The founder of Talking Points Memo was awarded the first George Polk Award given to a web-only publication. (The Polk is a major award for journalism, and a major honor for the journalist receiving it.) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/business/media/25marshall.html?pagewanted=all
Advanced News Summarization
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Recommender Systems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recommendation_system)
Firefly (http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1999/08/21243)
Grouplens (http://www.grouplens.org/)
NewsInEssence (http://lada.si.umich.edu:8080/clair/nie1/nie.cgi)