Time Frames: Temporal augmentation of the news

Great strides have been made in the use of computer tools to create, edit, filter, and present information, particularly since the tremendous growth i n the mainstream popularity of the World Wide Web. The presence of a comput ationally rich environment at all stages of news distribution provides a un ique opportunity to use these tools to improve the reader experience. Infor mation provided for a general audience from a general source can be combine d with small amounts of information specific to a reader to improve the rea der's understanding of, connection to, and engagement with the news. This p aper discusses Time Frames for extracting time information from news articl es. Combining this time information with limited information about the read er, we explore the possibilities for improving the reader experience by aug menting news articles.