[hpriebe]

True. And I wonder how computers/bots might assist journalists in the other aspects of journalism - investigation, interviews, and trend spotting, etc?

I'm not sure I hope for the day that computers replace the human analysis, emotion, or opinion in news, but I do believe they could help journalists better spot leads and dig into stories. This would free journalists up to do less leg work and more thinking about the content in front of them.

That said, the process of investigation, etc. does contribute to the experience a journalist brings to the table, so the question then is, does cutting out the legwork undermine a journalists ability to deeply understand and analyze a given story?