Afternoon report
(Credit: Mark Allen Miller)
* Can an algorithm write a better news story than a human reporter? (Wired.com)
* Nashville Scene blames auto-correct for identifying Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson as a “communist.” (Nashville Scene)
* David Simon: “Anything that says content should be free makes it hard for all writers, everywhere.” (DavidSimon.com)
* ESPNer was so devastated by “Chink in the armor” headline fallout that he vomited several times. (The Blaze)
* Daily Dot founding editor Owen Thomas resigns and “has some awesome opportunities in front of him.” (Daily Dot)
* How two photojournalists are taking on Philadelphia’s gun crisis. (Philadelphia Weekly)
* Dan Savage: Village Voice wouldn’t run my column 21 years ago because it was too dirty. (MediaBistro)
* Gawker shows the search warrant that was delivered to the Fox Mole’s apartment. (Gawker)
