Contropedia
| Contropedia provides a resource and tool to analyse and visualise ideological controversies on Wikipedia | ||
| Home page | https://www.contropedia.net | |
| Approach | This research project -- currently still a demo version -- lets you explore and visualizes Wikipedia controversial articles by browsing through edits and changes stemming from different opinions and ideological agendas. With this research project, not only one can better understand the arguments claimed by the different parties but also can grasp how democratic debates get influenced by particular interests. | |
| Phase | Beta version | |
| Tags | wikipedia, controversies, debate, argumentation, bias, information curation, and media | |
| Practices | Collect | |
| Partners | Sciences Po, Density Design, Barcelona Media, Internet Science network, Digital Methods Initiative, and EMAPS | |
| Project Start Date | 2014 |
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| Launch Date | 2014 |
| Most Recent Update | 2015 |
| Update Frequency | true |
| Thematic Focus | Controversies |
| Issue addressed | Tracking democratic debates |
| Geographic Focus | World |
Experience
How does a user interact with and navigate the project?
| Query | true |
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| Lists | true |
| Other Visualisation | true |
Description
Summary of the project and its approach
| A platform that enables you to view edits and history of controversial topics on Wikipedia | |
| Approach (How?) | This research project -- currently still a demo version -- lets you explore and visualizes Wikipedia controversial articles by browsing through edits and changes stemming from different opinions and ideological agendas. With this research project, not only one can better understand the arguments claimed by the different parties but also can grasp how democratic debates get influenced by particular interests. |
| Language | English |
| Commissioner | European Commission |
| Publisher | Universiteit van Amsterdam |
Impact
Indicators of reach and impact of the project.
Target Audience : Online Audience Reached : Large Network Twitter : ( followers) Publisher's Twitter Followers : Online Rank : Google: 2 Alexa: 8757424 OSE Domain Authority Rank: 17/100 Marketing Grader Rank: 48/100 () Online Rank (Publisher) : Google: Alexa: News Source : Some Offline Audience Reached : International Outcome : Academic papers Last updated : 12/8/2015 Attempts against the project : /Technology
What tools and code were used to create the project?
Tech Best Practices: : : : Code Repository : http://www.contropedia.net/#code : Tool : WikiTalk Parser : ABCD-Gephi-Plugin : ContropediaTalk : Database : : Frontend : Sigma.js : d3.js : : : Backend : : : : : Data Format : : Data Standard : Technical Documentation URL : : Technical Architecture Documentation : Schema Documentation : Design Documentation : API Documentation :Data Sources
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Team size and expertise
Team Size : Medium Team Experience : Research : None Data Science : Dedicated Engineering : Dedicated Design : DedicatedProject Methodology
What strategies were in place for managing the project?
Project Methodology : Agile Open Source : true Open Data : false Budget : Contracting : Risk Planning : No planning Sustainability Planning :Documented Practices
Documentation about project practices
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How projects handle different aspects of data management
Data Modeling : Complex Ethical Collection : No guidelines Ethical Storage : Data Collection : External Sources Data Collection : Data Verification : false Data Cleaning : Data Analysis : Machine Learning Data Description : Data Licensing : Ethical Publishing : Cited Sources Ethical Publishing : Data Publishing Mode : Scrapable