'Second Summit on New Media Art Archiving'

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June 11th

Short paper – Newsslider, smart mining of archives

Authors: Danielle Arets, Martina Huynh, Jonas Althaus, Tijmen Altena

Work: Currently, the potential of (media) archives in journalism is underutilized. Historical data is scarcely used to connect historical developments to current events. With the design research project Newsslider, we explore how emerging technology (artificial intelligence and natural language generation) can empower journalists to connect historical events to contemporary reporting.

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Second Summit on New Media Art Archiving

Theme: archives, artificial intelligence, research through design, journalism

Venue: MACBA - Convent dels Àngels

Abstract: Currently, the potential of (media) archives in journalism is underutilized. Historical data is scarcely used to connect historical developments to current events. With the design research project Newsslider, we explore how emerging technology (artificial intelligence and natural language generation) can empower journalists to connect historical events to contemporary reporting.

Biography:
Danielle Arets is heading the Journalism and Responsible Innovation lab at Fontys University for Applied Sciences, school of journalism. She is also a researcher at Design Academy Eindhoven. In her research group, journalism researchers, designers, and ICT specialists work hand in hand, investigating technology trends and prototyping future content delivery concepts

Martina Huynh and Jonas Althaus founded studio Cream on Chrome; a socially-engaged experience design studio based in Rotterdam. By designing multimedia experiences and interactive spaces they explore new perspectives in the fields of economy, journalism, ecology and emerging technologies.

IDfuse is the company of Tijmen Altena and Paul Tuinenburg. IDfuse specializes in the design and support of the process that brings academic knowledge to fruition

Venue

MACBA - Convent dels Àngels

Plaça dels Àngels, 5, Barcelona

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