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Schmidt, Christine. "How the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Buzzfeed have been using machine learning in the newsroom." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 15 Mar. 2018. Web. 18 Apr. 2024.

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Schmidt, C. (2018, Mar. 15). How the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Buzzfeed have been using machine learning in the newsroom. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/three-examples-of-machine-learning-in-the-newsroom/

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Schmidt, Christine. "How the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Buzzfeed have been using machine learning in the newsroom." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 15, 2018. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/three-examples-of-machine-learning-in-the-newsroom/.

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