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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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"In 2013, the literacy problem was gone. The computer scientists and engineers in the room were able to speak with journalists as they would with any of their peers," according to a report of the recent Computation + Journalism Sympoisum held at Georgia Tech. Ian Bogost, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was one of the coordinators. Source: Columbia Journalism Review, February 6, 2013