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BBC News Labs

@bbc_news_labs

Driving innovation for BBC News.

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We’ve been working on some exciting projects, improving audiences’ experience with the news and enabling journalists to do more in the newsroom. Here’s a glimpse at some of our explorations, as we drive innovation with BBC News (UK)

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Interested in the future of #journalism, and #generativeAI? BBC News Labs is hosting #newsHACK2023, where we’ll tackle the challenge of news avoidance. If you would like to join us (April 19–20, London), sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/newshack-tac…

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Could #generativeAI help journalism turn the tide on news avoidance? If you are a journalist or engineer interested in exploring the possibilities of innovation in the newsroom, join BBC News Labs at #newsHACK2023 . Sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/newshack-tac… (April 19–20, London)

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When telling big national news stories, can we deliver local digital versions to every town in the UK? What about to every ward? Read more about our latest experiment in semi-automated content generation here bbcnewslabs.co.uk/news/2023/salc…

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Interested in the future of news? We are looking for a journalist to join our innovation team in Cardiff, to help develop new ways of reaching audiences and support the BBC's journalism. Read more and apply here: careers.bbc.co.uk/job/London-Jou…

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News Labs’ senior engineer @Ben_Nuttall is at PyCon UK today, talking about the technical innovation behind highlighting the best moments on live TV shows on BBC iPlayer. #PyconUK bbcnewslabs.co.uk/projects/live-…

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We've been testing a feature to highlight the best moments of BBC coverage, from #glastonbury2023 to #Wimbledon to PMQs. Our senior engineer Ben Nuttall spoke at PyCon UK about how we took this from prototype to audience-facing trials. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=UEGMR0…

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It can be difficult to search the register where MPs list the gifts they receive. The BBC's Maryam Ahmed and @ClareSpencer have teamed up with The Times' George Lindsay-Watson and @JuanGinzo to try to fix this with #GenerativeAI. Polis@LSE #JournalismAI journalismai.info/blog/mp-intere…

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There's an opening in my team! We're hiring for a software engineer in BBC News Labs. We use mostly Python, JS/TS and React. careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Software-E… #hiring #python

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Journalism is essential to healthy societies - so the argument goes. But that only works if it meets EVERYONE'S needs. That's where "News for All" comes in. A ground-breaking collaboration between BBC News Labs, @bbcwalesnews and MediaCymru_ 🧵 journalism.co.uk/news/engagemen…

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We're dedicated to change and #innovation in the #media. This guest post by MediaCymru_ fellow Shirish Kulkarni explores the cultural changes needed in #journalism, and how we can give audiences more value. bbcnewslabs.co.uk/news/2023/2023…

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How would commercial translation and transcription models perform when faced with genuine news content, exacting journalists and the pressing demands of a newsroom? We devised a quality assessment to help BBC journalists decide. #machinetranslation bbcnewslabs.co.uk/news/2023/mult…

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Here's a look at what we've been doing in 2023, and what we'll be thinking about in 2024. bbcnewslabs.co.uk/news/2023/year… #newsinnovation #journalism #mediainnovation

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News Labs is hiring! We're looking for an experienced delivery manager to help to get our innovative projects into development and in front of audiences. The role is based in our city centre #bbc offices here in Cardiff. Further info: careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Cardiff-Se…

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Our audiences deserve to know not just what we know, but how we know it. Using the #C2PA standard, BBC News (UK) is leading the way with a brand new feature to securely show how how we check and verify the material we use. Read more here: bbcnewslabs.co.uk/news/2024/cont… @C2PA

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I'm honoured to be named in the 'ones to watch' list of FutureTodayInstitute's Annual Tech Trends Report alongside such inspiring people. buff.ly/2NwQyHm I co-lead BBC News Labs with Manjiri Kulkarni Carey who's also incredible. Seems a good time to share some work we're excited about🧵

I'm honoured to be named in the 'ones to watch' list of <a href="/FutureTodayInst/">FutureTodayInstitute</a>'s Annual Tech Trends Report alongside such inspiring people. buff.ly/2NwQyHm I co-lead <a href="/BBC_News_Labs/">BBC News Labs</a> with <a href="/ManjiriKC/">Manjiri Kulkarni Carey</a> who's also incredible. Seems a good time to share some work we're excited about🧵
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Does showing media provenance — how it's made and verified — help build trust in news? We’ve been researching how #C2PA information affects audiences’ confidence in BBC images and videos, and what level of #contentcredentials are most useful. bbc.co.uk/rdnewslabs/new…

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Help shape the future of news. We're looking for two journalists to join our Cardiff-based team in News Labs, bringing ideas of how we can better deliver news to audiences, and help BBC journalists with innovation in the news room. careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Cardiff-Jo…