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PageOneX is an innovative approach to the analysis and visualization of front page newspaper coverage, that enables communities and advocacy groups to track certain news threads in a easy and visual way. The project makes possible the comparison between two important pieces of the mass media and the Social Media: newspaper front pages and Twitter. | PageOneX is an innovative approach to the analysis and visualization of front page newspaper coverage, that enables communities and advocacy groups to track certain news threads in a easy and visual way. The project makes possible the comparison between two important pieces of the mass media and the Social Media: newspaper front pages and Twitter. | ||
Examples of this tool in use could be seen in this gallery as well a longer text explaining the possibilities of the tool. | Examples of this tool in use could be seen in this [http://numeroteca.org/cat/frontpage-newspaper/ gallery], as well a [http://civic.mit.edu/blog/pablo/analyzing-newspapers-front-pages longer text] explaining the possibilities of the tool. | ||
Example: [http://numeroteca.org/2011/12/17/surface-newspapers-front-pages-vs-twitter-dec13th-occupy-ows/ #Occupy tweets and newspapers' front pages]. | |||
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The coder would work in the implementation of the tool for an online platform. | The coder would work in the implementation of the tool for an online platform. | ||
Work: Scrap images from online newspapers, build a data base, display them and let the user participate in a crowd-source coding process. Generate graphics based in the collected data. | Work: Scrap images from online newspapers, build a data base, display them and let the user participate in a crowd-source coding process. Generate graphics based in the collected data. | ||
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*Java Script | *Java Script | ||
*MySQL | *MySQL | ||
Mentor: [mailto:pablo@basurama.org pablo@basurama.org] | |||
General Questions: [mailto:berkmancenterharvard@gmail.com berkmancenterharvard@gmail.com] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:20, 19 March 2012
PageOneX is an innovative approach to the analysis and visualization of front page newspaper coverage, that enables communities and advocacy groups to track certain news threads in a easy and visual way. The project makes possible the comparison between two important pieces of the mass media and the Social Media: newspaper front pages and Twitter.
Examples of this tool in use could be seen in this gallery, as well a longer text explaining the possibilities of the tool.
Example: #Occupy tweets and newspapers' front pages.
Coder
The coder would work in the implementation of the tool for an online platform. Work: Scrap images from online newspapers, build a data base, display them and let the user participate in a crowd-source coding process. Generate graphics based in the collected data.
Skills:
- html5
- Ruby on Rails
- Java Script
- MySQL
Mentor: pablo@basurama.org
General Questions: berkmancenterharvard@gmail.com