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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We are pleased to invite you to an introductory session on the Newspaper Research Companion (NRC), CrossAsia's exciting new
<b>AI-powered platform for researching digitized newspaper archives</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://smex-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fcrossasia.org%2fnrc&umid=af5a8a03-c760-4d6b-99f4-5eb4ebe8cff9&auth=e868a51a09775a73691d9e903bc3249a2a8275ee-dab5207e77f9561b322a94f99dd3f619f0bbffe8">The
Newspaper Research Companion</a> enables researchers to explore newspaper archives by asking direct questions rather than searching for keywords. The platform understands the intent behind the query and surfaces relevant material across multiple languages,
currently covering over <b>37 million articles</b> from <b>68 newspaper titles</b> in
<b>Chinese, German, English, and Russian</b>, spanning <b>1785 to 2024</b>. Each result features an AI-generated summary alongside links to the original source, allowing researchers to quickly assess relevance and verify findings. The platform compiles results
into a downloadable report in the user</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:DengXian">\u2019</span><span lang="EN-US">s chosen language</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:KO">, including
<b>Korean</b>. (We are currently in discussions with Korean content providers and hope to incorporate Korean newspaper archives into the Newspaper Research Companion soon.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:KO"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The NRC is a service open to everyone, though only registered users can access linked licensed materials. More information
<a href="https://smex-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fblog.crossasia.org%2fearly%2daccess%2dlaunch%2dthe%2dnewspaper%2dresearch%2dcompanion%2f&umid=af5a8a03-c760-4d6b-99f4-5eb4ebe8cff9&auth=e868a51a09775a73691d9e903bc3249a2a8275ee-f5bbbaf84aefbde84f2fb3d7ec23be61fb0e96e4">
can be found here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Session Details:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Date & Time: Tuesday, July 1, 2026 | 5:00</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:DengXian">\u2013</span><span lang="EN-US">6:00 PM (CEST)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Presenters: Dr. Hou-Ieong Ho and Anna Stryjewska<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Meeting link:
<a href="https://spk-berlin.webex.com/spk-berlin/j.php?MTID=m6909d4f3f7257fcc6129f5ec9b6871fa">
https://spk-berlin.webex.com/spk-berlin/j.php?MTID=m6909d4f3f7257fcc6129f5ec9b6871fa</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Registration: if you would like to participate, please contact
</span><a href="mailto:x-asia@sbb.spk-berlin.de"><span lang="EN-US">x-asia@sbb.spk-berlin.de</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In this introduction, we will walk you through the key features of the NRC and demonstrate how to use it effectively for your research.
<b>We particularly encourage you to bring your own research questions</b>, which we can test directly in the session to show how the platform might support your work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please note that the NRC is currently in early access as we continue to expand available materials and refine features based on user feedback. Some underlying licensing agreements are still being finalized. Your input
is therefore invaluable: we invite you to participate in a brief 15-minute user interview to help shape the NRC's future (email
<a href="mailto:x-asia@sbb.spk-berlin.de">x-asia@sbb.spk-berlin.de</a> to participate).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We look forward to seeing you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Your CrossAsia Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE">Hu, Jing, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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