Nicholas Diakopoulos

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Total Citations

209

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About

Nicholas Diakopoulos is a leading scholar in computational journalism, a field he has helped define through his pioneering work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data science, and news media. His research focuses on how algorithms, automation, and data-driven tools are reshaping journalistic practice, ethics, and accountability. Diakopoulos is perhaps best known for his foundational work on "news bots," including his highly cited 2015 paper (209 citations) that introduced the concept of automated social media agents for news distribution and curation. He has also made seminal contributions to algorithmic accountability reporting, developing frameworks for investigating and exposing bias in automated decision-making systems. His work on computational journalism has garnered over 6,000 citations, establishing him as a central figure in the field. A former software engineer and current professor at Northwestern University, Diakopoulos is the author of *Automating the News: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Media*, a definitive text on algorithmic journalism. His research has been featured in leading journals and conferences, and he regularly advises news organizations on responsible AI adoption.