A letter to readers from Patrick Quickly-Shiong M.D., government chairman of the L.A. Instances
Pricey Reader,
I’m proud to announce the subsequent evolution of the L.A. Instances to raised have interaction with our viewers. At the moment, we’re releasing new options to boost and enhance our digital product, integrating livestreaming video, podcasts and AI-generated options right into a seamless expertise.
L.A. Instances Studios now produces video-streaming content material day by day with information, options, and different programming of curiosity to our neighborhood. Out there immediately on the Los Angeles Instances homepage, this content material consists of steady stay digital camera feeds from iconic areas in Los Angeles, from Hollywood to Malibu.
At the moment, we’re starting a brand new effort to make sure that readers can readily distinguish opinion-driven content material from our information reporting. Any content material written from a standpoint could also be labeled Voices, which helps to strengthen the separation between what’s information and what’s not. Voices is just not strictly restricted to Opinion part content material. It additionally consists of information commentary, criticism, opinions, and extra. If a chunk takes a stance or is written from a private perspective, it could be labeled Voices.
We’re additionally releasing Insights, an AI-driven characteristic that may seem on some Voices content material. The aim of Insights is to supply readers an immediately accessible solution to see a variety of various AI-enabled views alongside the positions offered within the article. I consider offering extra diverse viewpoints helps our journalistic mission and can assist readers navigate the problems going through this nation.
We added these new options to encourage viewers engagement and interplay with The Instances and our content material. I consider the media is evolving, and The Instances is well-positioned to prepared the ground.
We are going to stand true to our mission assertion, which says:
“We try to have in mind completely different views, notably in the event that they don’t align with our personal, to tell our views. Our hope is to put out arguments and analyses that may assist our readers navigate advanced questions or, on the very least, give them a well-considered method to consider the problems of the day.”
We invite your ideas, and I hope you discover these improvements useful and enlightening.
Patrick Quickly-Shiong, M.D.
Government Chairman
L.A. Instances
About L.A. Instances Insights
L.A. Instances Insights delivers AI-generated evaluation on Voices articles that provide a standpoint on a difficulty. This may occasionally embody Opinion columns, editorials, commentary and extra.
Insights analyzes Voices content material to establish the place the views expressed could fall on the political spectrum. It additionally provides an annotated abstract of the concepts expressed within the piece together with completely different views on the subject from quite a lot of sources.
Insights evaluation is just not created by the editorial workers of the Los Angeles Instances and makes no judgment on the standard of any piece of journalism or the point of view it espouses. Insights is meant solely to present readers further views on Voices articles that provide a standpoint. AI is an experimental, evolving expertise. Should you see an error, please report it on the Insights web page.
About L.A. Instances Voices
L.A. Instances Voices provides a transparent solution to establish content material that stands other than our day by day information report. Any content material that’s written from a standpoint could also be labeled Voices, serving to to strengthen the excellence between what’s information and what’s not.
Voices is just not strictly restricted to Opinion part content material. It additionally consists of information commentary, criticism, opinions and extra. If an article takes a stance or is written from a private perspective, it could be labeled Voices.
