Mapping the News

Have you seen the Marumushi news map?

Here is an example of the output for the category Health, showing the relative "presence" of different categories of news on Health in the US:

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Here is the same topic for Canada:

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And here is the national news map. For Britain:

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Go here to make your own news maps!

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That is a very cool site. I've been using it as my homepage for years. Good way to keep track of the larger headlines.

By joltvolta (not verified) on 09 Dec 2007 #permalink