Comments on: Visualizations http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediacloud A project of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:56:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Beecher Bowers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediacloud/visualizations/comment-page-2/#comment-3468 Beecher Bowers Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:56:44 +0000 http://dawn.law.harvard.edu:8083/php/mc/?page_id=3#comment-3468 great feature! great feature!

]]> By: John http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediacloud/visualizations/comment-page-2/#comment-987 John Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:00:51 +0000 http://dawn.law.harvard.edu:8083/php/mc/?page_id=3#comment-987 I think the entire concept behind your project is fantastic and plan to follow your progress. As for this tool in particular (writing as a computer scientist): I wonder how these terms are extracted. What dictionary are you using to distinguish phrases from single words? Example: in top 10 of the Asbury Park Press I get 'monmouth' and 'monmouth county'. Also, I'm seeing phrases and words that might be section/edition titles in every single paper. Like: 'ocean county', which I suspect might come from Ocean County Edition being printed in every single paper. Is there any way to filter out headings and section titles? I think the entire concept behind your project is fantastic and plan to follow your progress.

As for this tool in particular (writing as a computer scientist): I wonder how these terms are extracted. What dictionary are you using to distinguish phrases from single words? Example: in top 10 of the Asbury Park Press I get ‘monmouth’ and ‘monmouth county’.

Also, I’m seeing phrases and words that might be section/edition titles in every single paper. Like: ‘ocean county’, which I suspect might come from Ocean County Edition being printed in every single paper. Is there any way to filter out headings and section titles?

]]> By: Jean Bensadoun http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediacloud/visualizations/comment-page-2/#comment-938 Jean Bensadoun Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:49:19 +0000 http://dawn.law.harvard.edu:8083/php/mc/?page_id=3#comment-938 very cool.. very cool..

]]> By: Larry http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediacloud/visualizations/comment-page-2/#comment-937 Larry Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:45:08 +0000 http://dawn.law.harvard.edu:8083/php/mc/?page_id=3#comment-937 My first search yields surprising results! My first search yields surprising results!

]]> By: mimi http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediacloud/visualizations/comment-page-2/#comment-156 mimi Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:59:38 +0000 http://dawn.law.harvard.edu:8083/php/mc/?page_id=3#comment-156 Since the the underground journalism through the internet is overtaking the conventional media houses it might be good to deliberate on the content generation and validation of online media based on the most visited per region. Since the the underground journalism through the internet is overtaking the conventional media houses it might be good to deliberate on the content generation and validation of online media based on the most visited per region.

]]> By: Mimi http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediacloud/visualizations/comment-page-2/#comment-154 Mimi Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:33:26 +0000 http://dawn.law.harvard.edu:8083/php/mc/?page_id=3#comment-154 How about including major media houses by region especially in misled reporting areas like Africa. Who told BBC to misrepresent Africa when there are so many other major reporting media houses for example: Agha Khan Foundation owns very credible Nationsmedia.Com with paper and TV programs all over. BBC has been a propaganda machine showing only chaos and poverty in Africa, failing to balance the true image of situations. Lets see how source and validation will go. How about checking if it is a recycled article? Sometimes the media house damp old articles popping them like they are breaking news. How about including major media houses by region especially in misled reporting areas like Africa. Who told BBC to misrepresent Africa when there are so many other major reporting media houses for example: Agha Khan Foundation owns very credible Nationsmedia.Com with paper and TV programs all over. BBC has been a propaganda machine showing only chaos and poverty in Africa, failing to balance the true image of situations. Lets see how source and validation will go.

How about checking if it is a recycled article? Sometimes the media house damp old articles popping them like they are breaking news.

]]> By: Christine Prefontaine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediacloud/visualizations/comment-page-2/#comment-147 Christine Prefontaine Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:39:38 +0000 http://dawn.law.harvard.edu:8083/php/mc/?page_id=3#comment-147 Seems like some search term results cut off (there are ellipses...). Also agree they are hard to read. And ditto on the Canadian news sources -- which I see you've noted. Thanks Ed. ;) Seems like some search term results cut off (there are ellipses…). Also agree they are hard to read. And ditto on the Canadian news sources — which I see you’ve noted. Thanks Ed. ;)

]]> By: D.J. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediacloud/visualizations/comment-page-2/#comment-145 D.J. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:55:27 +0000 http://dawn.law.harvard.edu:8083/php/mc/?page_id=3#comment-145 This is a great analytical resource. Would be nice to have further granularity on the queries but overall a solid start...congrats! This is a great analytical resource. Would be nice to have further granularity on the queries but overall a solid start…congrats!

]]> By: marten http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediacloud/visualizations/comment-page-2/#comment-132 marten Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:47:33 +0000 http://dawn.law.harvard.edu:8083/php/mc/?page_id=3#comment-132 it would add tremendous analytical power if meta data on the sources could be included, so as to also be able to select types of sources, not just titles (for instance geographical data, daily-weekly-monthly publications, mediatype, that sort of thing) it would add tremendous analytical power if meta data on the sources could be included, so as to also be able to select types of sources, not just titles (for instance geographical data, daily-weekly-monthly publications, mediatype, that sort of thing)

]]> By: Sonja http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediacloud/visualizations/comment-page-2/#comment-129 Sonja Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:50:35 +0000 http://dawn.law.harvard.edu:8083/php/mc/?page_id=3#comment-129 I agree. <a href="#comment-7" rel="nofollow">@julie</a> I agree.

@julie

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