Document Cloud Makes The Work Of A Journalist Much Easier

By Loris F. Andres


Editors and reporters in a newsroom often get bogged down with the overwhelming task of having to go through piles of documents, searching for specific facts and information. The Document Cloud is a technological innovation that can assist with analysis, annotation, publication, and other actions related to journalism and it makes work easier for those working in this profession.

Sometimes users will wish to make their own private notes regarding a certain file that they don't necessarily want others to access, rather than having to stick rather cumbersome and not-so-private "Post-It" notes onto documents this app offers a better solution. The user can make notes on any part of the file and store them securely in a specially marked tab.

While some notes may be best kept private, there are other instances which require more than one person to collaborate on a particular issue so sharing of annotations is necessitated. Fortunately, this is also possible with this app, not only can users review each others annotations, but they can also arrange them into a presentation.

Users can also take advantage of its OpenCalais data extraction tool when they need to look for names of particular people, places, organizations, or other entities. There is also the option of word-pairing and performing custom searches. This feature is made possible through the "application programming interface" or API.

A dateline can also be generated from any dates the file contains. Dates are read and processed into an orderly timeline of events. This feature can come in handy for those who need to present the material in an organized fashion.

While it can effectively analyze one single record, it is also of great assistance when dealing with a high volume compilation of records which need to be analyzed. Overall it can make any reporting project run more smoothly by enabling entity extraction, timeline creation, and makes it simple to embed a collection and collaborate with others.




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