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Communications of the ACM, Volume 54, Issue 10

Pages 66 - 71

https://doi.org/10.1145/2001269.2001288

Published: 01 October 2011 Publication History

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How computer scientists can empower journalists, democracy's watchdogs, in the production of news in the public interest.

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October 2011

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DOI:10.1145/2001269

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