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1 person is interested
Fix It Transcript-a-Thon
ORGANIZATION: WGBH
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1 person is interested
We need your help preserving WGBH's public broadcasting history! See event details and RSVP at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wgbh-fix-it-transcript-a-thon-tickets-42695704000
After a brief moment on the air, most public broadcasting programs are filed away to languish on shelves, sometimes for decades. For the past five years, The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), a collaboration between WGBH and the Library of Congress, has been hard at work digitizing thousands of broadcast hours to provide free, public access.
How do we make this content searchable? By creating transcripts! On March 1st, we're hosting a WGBH FIX IT Transcript-a-Thon to edit the errors made in machine-generated transcripts.
We created an online game called FIX IT, that allows players to move through three error-correcting games. Your work is then permanently added to the archive!
Other event activities include a light breakfast, a show-and-tell with WGBH archivists, a catered lunch, and a studio tour led by our amazing WGBH volunteer docents.
All you need to bring is your laptop and headphones! Spots are limited so RSVP now!
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About WGBH
Location:
One Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135, US
Mission Statement
GBH informs, inspires and entertains millions through GBH 2, GBH 44 and GBH 89.7 in Boston; WCAI 90.1 and WNAN 91.1, serving Cape Cod and the Islands; WGBY 57 in Springfield; and wgbh.org. GBH is the leading producer of PBS prime-time programs and Web content, a major producer for public radio, and a pioneer in educational multimedia and in technologies and services that make media accessible to people with disabilities.
Description
GBH productions are seen and heard across the United States and Canada. In fact, we produce more of the PBS prime-time and Web lineup than any other station. Home video and podcasts, teaching tools for schools and home-schooling, services for people with hearing or vision impairments...we're always looking for new ways to serve the community!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
WGBH StudiosOne Guest StreetBrightonBrighton, MA 02135
DATE POSTED
February 20, 2018
SKILLS
- Basic Computer Skills
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Please bring your own laptop and headphones.