Annotating The �News At NPR
I Annotate
May 4th, 2017
Wesley Lindamood
@lindamood
NPR Visuals
Who We Are
Examples Of Annotation Projects
http://www.npr.org/2016/09/26/495115346/fact-check-first-presidential-debate
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/20/510629447/watch-live-president-trumps-inauguration-ceremony
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/rauners-budget-address-annotated/cf3d6638-f111-471a-88df-22b035d2d42a%0A
http://www.wnyc.org/story/live-fact-checking-2nd-presidential-debate
http://www.npr.org/2017/04/24/520159167/trumps-100-day-action-plan-annotated
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/27/511216062/president-trumps-tweets-annotated
What Annotation Means For Us
A newsroom use case
A Valuable Reporting Format
Journalism should not be constrained by the format of an article
Newsroom Collaboration
Utilize the expertise of the newsroom in an efficient way
Editorial And Design Goals
The editorial strategy for our annotation work, and priorities for the �user experience
Provide users with critical fact checks, analysis and context.
Use annotation to
Targeted goals for the debates
Readability
Expertise
Trust
And the critical role of the editor
Supporting Technology
The Short Answer
The Long Answer
How NPR Transcribes and Fact-Checks the Debates, Live
Step 1- Select text to annotate.
Step 2- Format text via Add-ons
Step 3- Add Metadata
Step 5- Annotation is marked as ready via comment.
Step 6- Annotation is edited and published.