Using AI to Preserve 140 Years of History at the LA Times | Deepika Manglani, VP Product (LA Times)

In this episode, we’re joined by Deepika Manglani, VP of Product and Program Management at the LA Times. Deepika’s career in media spans over 15 years, culminating in her current role, where she’s bringing the 140-year-old institution into the future.

In this episode, Deepika shares:

• How her team is using AI to preserve a unique trove of historical data, over 12 million pages of news archives from as far back as the 1800s
• What this digital archive and maturation of AI enables for future storytelling, media innovation, and news personalization
• Why combining product and program management was critical to navigating massive transformation at the LA Times through a period of heavy M&A activity

Links

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepikamanglani/
LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/

Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:15 Deepika's career journey in media and product leadership
01:25 Building from scratch at LA Times
05:06 Digitizing historical archives
08:40 Challenges and innovations in AI and OCR
19:54 Future prospects and personalization in news
24:33 Conclusion

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