Robot Journalist Does is shown to do a better job than a human

Here is the reporting that the human did:
http://www.gwsports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/032911aaa.html

Please note the the fact that the pitcher hit a perfect game was left to the second-to-last paragraph.

Now, here is what a robotic journalist did with the same basic facts:

    "Tuesday was a great day for W. Roberts, as the junior pitcher threw a perfect game to carry Virginia to a 2-
    0 victory over George Washington at Davenport Field.

    Twenty-seven Colonials came to the plate and the Virginia pitcher vanquished them all, pitching a perfect
    game. He struck out 10 batters while recording his momentous feat. Roberts got Ryan Thomas to ground
    out for the final out of the game.

    Tom Gately came up short on the rubber for the Colonials, recording a loss. He went three innings, walked
    two, struck out one, and allowed two runs.

    The Cavaliers went up for good in the fourth, scoring two runs on a fielder's choice and a balk."

Obviously, in this case, the machine did write the better story.



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