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Zachary Devereaux & Stan Ruecker
Online Issue Mapping of
International News and Information Design
Affiliations: Ryerson and York
Universities (ZD), University of Alberta (SR)
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Keywords: dynamic
mapping, text analysis, issue crawling,
information design, visualization research, North Korea,
information politics, news analysis
Abstract:
Online issue mapping uses interactive network or topic maps to
relate information sources to each other and to their
respective uses of key terms. This strategy prioritizes the
ability of visualization systems to show complex data that
change over time. Our research applies combinations of
software in a cross-disciplinary technique well suited to the
information dynamics of the modern world. In an attempt to
combine network maps over time, turning them from snapshots to
a chronologically sensitive visualization system, we have
undertaken two projects:
1. Mapping of the North
Korean English Language New Media Space, available for free
through Google News. The North Korean mapping project is part
of an effort to study conflict through new media.
2. Mapping of the
Information Design Research Community, as it is presented in
new media. This second project has examined information
design, using network maps over time and textual analysis
software to understand the information design and
visualization research community as it is presented in new
media.
Our research is part of
new developments in network mapping that aim to elucidate the
operations of academic and professional institutions and
organizations, blogs, news media, and the public diplomacy of
states. Our mapping is dynamic in two senses: each map is a
snapshot of content that is constantly changing, and the SVG
or cluster map representations of the maps are interactive,
allowing readers to actively study the visualizations by
zooming, selecting elements for further information, and
following links.
The article may be referenced as
Devereaux, Zachary & Stan Ruecker. “Online Issue
Mapping of International News and Information Design.”
Human IT 8.3
(2006): 1–27. <http://www.hb.se/bhs/ith/3-8/zdsr.pdf>
