Comments on: Northwestern’s News at Seven has avatars report the news http://www.matthewbigelow.com/2007/10/28/northwesterns-news-at-seven-has-avatars-report-the-news/ New media, online communities, social networking, travel and anything else that comes to mind... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:37:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Kelly Mahoney http://www.matthewbigelow.com/2007/10/28/northwesterns-news-at-seven-has-avatars-report-the-news/#comment-184 Kelly Mahoney Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:12:38 +0000 http://www.matthewbigelow.com/2007/10/28/northwesterns-news-at-seven-has-avatars-report-the-news/#comment-184 A professor showed us the original version last year and I would be frightened if I was a broadcaster. As long as the Internet can't go out and do it's own investigating, profiling and watchdog-ing, I think I'll have a job for a while. A professor showed us the original version last year and I would be frightened if I was a broadcaster. As long as the Internet can’t go out and do it’s own investigating, profiling and watchdog-ing, I think I’ll have a job for a while.

]]> By: Matt http://www.matthewbigelow.com/2007/10/28/northwesterns-news-at-seven-has-avatars-report-the-news/#comment-185 Matt Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:20:00 +0000 http://www.matthewbigelow.com/2007/10/28/northwesterns-news-at-seven-has-avatars-report-the-news/#comment-185 I hear you. I'm in the business reporting class right now, and doing earnings stories reminds me of sitting in bond court last winter. I can't imagine it'll be long before an avatar can put those kinds of stories together with some very basic data input. But I suppose it's good to master those early and then move on. I hear you.

I’m in the business reporting class right now, and doing earnings stories reminds me of sitting in bond court last winter. I can’t imagine it’ll be long before an avatar can put those kinds of stories together with some very basic data input.

But I suppose it’s good to master those early and then move on.

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