Modular Journalism 2.0: bias in structured news
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Modular Journalism 1.0
The focus on information needs
So why don't we do it?
Upside down stories
The rabbit hole
coverage of the events of January 6 by certain American media
"Autism, the genetic code deciphered. Breakthrough in early diagnosis and treatment"
- There is no reference to peer review or any reference to discussion on similar studies that might highlight problematic aspects of machine learning applied to autism research.
- The article does not include comments from other scientists or experts in the autism field to provide context and a critical assessment of the research.
- The article uses very assertive and definitive language, without any hint of caution or uncertainty. In the lede, it uses expressions like "breakthrough" or "deciphered the genetic code."
The way forward: testing the hypothesis
an article about a scientist who denies climate change
- I will knowingly omit, distort, or misrepresent details in my reporting to support a narrative.
- I will frame statements or events, giving an interpretation that supports a narrative.
- I will cast opposing arguments as common beliefs, undermining their legitimacy and implying they are unoriginal, uncritical, or even mindless.
Let's get prompting!
- efficiently flag the presence of user effects in a text using AI.
- use the compiled list of user effects as guardrails to generate answers to information needs questions using generative AI.
- use AI to detect information needs and build stories using modules.
Pier Paolo Bozzano