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Ask Slashdot: How Do News Organizations Keep Track of So Much Information?

Posted by BeauHD on from the too-much-to-handle dept.

dryriver writes: Major news organizations from CNN, BBC, ABC to TIME magazine, the New York Times and the Economist publish a tremendous amount of information, especially now that almost everybody runs a 24/7 updated website alongside their TV channel, magazine or newspaper. Question: How do news organizations actually keep track of what must be 1000s of pieces of incoming information that are processed into news stories every day? If they are using software to manage all this info -- which makes a lot of sense -- is it off-the-shelf software that anybody can buy, or do major news organizations typically commission IT/software contractors to build them a custom "Information Management System" or similar? If there is good off-the-shelf software for managing a lot of information, who makes it and what is it called?

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  1. Novel idea here. by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Have you tried contacting and asking such an organization this very question?

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  2. Re:If it's the left, just a narrative will do. by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you have ever read a news story where you have first hand knowledge of what is being reported, then you should know that most articles get a lot of facts wrong, and sometimes are wildly inaccurate. So the premise of the questions is wrong.

    Q: How do news organizations keep track of so much info?
    A: They don't.