Research

Studies and experiments at Bloom Labs

Geographic Consistency

August 2022 - Present (2024)
Research and tools to measure, summarize, and communicate the consistency of local news coverage
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Local News in Voice Technology

May - July 2022
A technology partnership to learn how to make local news more accessible to voice technology
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Bay Area News Collective

December 2020 - November 2021
A seven-newsroom collaboration to explore geographic diversity and density of local news in San Jose
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Near Me, DMV

September 2020 - December 2021
A tool that applies near-me notification capabilities to DMV appointments
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Automated Geotagging

August 2020
An ongoing effort to explore approaches for identifying the geographic locations of news stories
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Streaming Text-Based News

August 2019 - March 2020
Exploring capabilities of programmatically converting static news stories into stream-compatible formats
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Student Program with SDSU and NBC

January - July 2019
A location technology and research program with journalism students in San Diego
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Research and Design with OOH Technology

September 2018
A study to learn about patterns in proximity between local news stories and smart city devices
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ACT

October 2017 - July 2018
A collection of community engagement experiments in Washington DC
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