Connected China

	Connected China maps out relationships of the Chinese elite power
Home page	http://china.fathom.info/
Approach	Connected China shows how China's elite is structured through relational data and identifies who is pulling the strings in the PRC with infovisualization and narratives.
Phase	Released
Tags	China, political system, PRC, Reuters, stories, institutional power, social power, Fathom, and who's who
Partners	Fathom

Launch Date	2013
Most Recent Update	2014
Thematic Focus	Politics
Issue addressed	Shadow influence
Geographic Focus	China

Experience

How does a user interact with and navigate the project?

Narrative	true
Network Visualisation	true
Other Visualisation	true

Description

Summary of the project and its approach

	Connected China tracks and visualizes the people, institutions and relationships that form China's elite power structure. Launched in February 2013, the app provides deep insight into China’s new generation of leaders and features the best of Reuters’ coverage in data, text, photos and video. It is optimized for iPad 2+ and modern browsers - Chrome and Safari recommended for best user experience.
Approach (How?)	Connected China shows how China's elite is structured through relational data and identifies who is pulling the strings in the PRC with infovisualization and narratives.
Language	English
Commissioner	Reuters
Publisher	Reuters

Impact

Indicators of reach and impact of the project.

Target Audience : Online Audience Reached : International Twitter : (560 followers) Publisher's Twitter Followers : 10 M Online Rank : Google: Alexa: 915069 OSE Domain Authority Rank: 51/100 Marketing Grader Rank: 39/100 () Online Rank (Publisher) : Google: Alexa: News Source : Offline Audience Reached : International Outcome : Last updated : Oct 8, 2015 Attempts against the project : /

Technology

What tools and code were used to create the project?

Tech Best Practices: : : : Code Repository : : Tool : : : : Database : : Frontend : : : : : Backend : : : : : Data Format : : Data Standard : Technical Documentation URL : : Technical Architecture Documentation : Schema Documentation : Design Documentation : API Documentation :

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Team

Team size and expertise

Team Size : Medium Team Experience : Research : Dedicated Data Science : Dedicated Engineering : Outsourced Design : Outsourced

Project Methodology

What strategies were in place for managing the project?

Project Methodology : Traditional Open Source : false Open Data : false Budget : Contracting : Risk Planning : No planning Sustainability Planning : Updated

Documented Practices

Documentation about project practices

Practices

How projects handle different aspects of data management

Data Modeling : Documents Ethical Collection : Informal guidelines Ethical Storage : Data Collection : Trained Collectors Data Collection : Data Verification : Corroborated Data Cleaning : Data Analysis : Classification / Tagging / Categories / Linking Data Description : false Data Licensing : Partial Ethical Publishing : Anonymization of datasets Ethical Publishing : Data Publishing Mode : false