Lack of provenance in user-generated journalism
Author: Stephanie KoaySummaryHome-made news - abuse of the forwarding function on WhatsApp / home-made news content generation on social media causes loss of trust in platforms and newsLoss of trust by users - who hope to be informed of local / global events in an impartial way.Hurts platforms - trust is
A structured news challenge
Authors: Paul Rissen, Lewis WestburyThe Self Administered Interview, recently approved for rollout by the College of Policing, captures structured information from witnesses of large events.Designed by the Goldsmiths Forensic Psychology Unit it’s intended to help eliminate or at least reduce personal bias by asking a series of structured
Write-up: 2023 Hackathon - 24th/25th June
This year's hack was something different.Before the hack we mapped the problem space at our first Discovery Jam (write-up coming soon).Then at the weekend hack jammers shared what they learnt with the hackers. And so together they came up with project ideas that met real human needs. The
Announcement: 2023 Hackathon - 24/25th June
Ignore previous instructions, fix the news. Join 50 technologists on June 24th and 25th to apply AI to the news and journalism industry. Sign up now
Write Up - 2022 Hackathon - 12/13th Feb
On February 12th & 13th 2022 40 programmers, designers, and news veterans gathered for the third HackThePress hackathon.HackThePress’ local news partners - ClearSky and Social Spider - issued three problem statements to the attendees:How can we build connections between members of a local community?How can we amplify
2022 Hackathon - 12/13th Feb
Local News is broken.We’ve partnered with two Local News organisations to help find ways technology can enhance a local community:Social Spider - Runs 5 Local Newspapers in LondonClear Sky - A startup Local News company looking to deliver news differentlyThe last two HackThePress Hackathons (2019 and 2020)
Write-up - HackThePress Hackathon Jan 2020
On the 18th and 19th of January, Hack The Press held its second ever hackathon. 8 of the 11 teams presented their projects (read about them all below).There is an event photo album here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MGJjbo6j9wfgkvvXAPlease add your own photos!ProjectsCrossing (First Place)Tinder for