BuzzFeed News’ Podcast Cohost, Jojo the Bot, Wants to Help Listeners Follow Along Without Friction

Posted Friday, May 11, 2018 9:50 am

Christine Schmidt | Nieman Lab

*techno beep*

“Did you hear that? That’s Jojo, our gender neutral robot.”

Jojo, a chatbot, is a cohost of BuzzFeed News’ new weekly news podcast, along with human Julia Furlan. The News, which will be released every Saturday, is designed to give those unacquainted with current events a manageable taste of the nutso news cycle, and also to amplify BuzzFeed reporters’ profiles .

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BuzzFeed News’ Podcast Cohost, Jojo the Bot, Wants to Help Listeners Follow Along Without Friction

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