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Rich Gordon is a professor and director of digital innovation at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, [and] Integrated Marketing Communications.

July 18, 2018

On a big story like the Helsinki Trump/Putin summit, Google News’ algorithm isn’t up to the task

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Gordon, Rich. "On a big story like the Helsinki Trump/Putin summit, Google News’ algorithm isn’t up to the task." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 18 Jul. 2018. Web. 25 Jul. 2024.

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Gordon, R. (2018, Jul. 18). On a big story like the Helsinki Trump/Putin summit, Google News’ algorithm isn’t up to the task. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/on-a-big-story-like-the-helsinki-trump-putin-summit-google-news-algorithm-isnt-up-to-the-task/

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Gordon, Rich. "On a big story like the Helsinki Trump/Putin summit, Google News’ algorithm isn’t up to the task." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 18, 2018. Accessed July 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/on-a-big-story-like-the-helsinki-trump-putin-summit-google-news-algorithm-isnt-up-to-the-task/.

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