Hello dear media watch friends,

This is absolutely fascinating stuff (political
becomes visual)
SEEING THE NEWS IN COLOUR

"News, as most of us receive it, comes either in
soundbites or headlines.

But how would the news look if it could be visually
represented? That's the idea behind two recent news
tracking projects.

NEWSMAP
http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm
http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm
takes news stories from Google News and creates a
visual hierarchy. The goal is to show what stories are
thought of as important. And, as the Web site says,
"It is not thought to display an unbiased view of the
news, on the contrary it is thought to ironically
accentuate the bias of it."

Buzztracker,
http://www.buzztracker.org/
http://www.buzztracker.org/
meanwhile, takes the Google News feed and maps it,
highlighting the geographical location of each story
showing the world's hot news spots. It also has a long
archive, letting you see the history of certain
locations in the news over time. "
(from Spiegel online)
All the best
Sigi





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