Center for Civic Media: Recent submissions
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Said-Huntington Discourse Analyzer : a machine-learning tool for classifying and analyzing discourse
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Critical discourse analysis (CDA) aims to understand the link "between language and the social" (Mautner and Baker, 2009), and attempts to demystify social construction and power relations (Gramsci, 1999). On the other ... -
Action path : a location-based tool for civic reflection and engagement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Many platforms for civic engagement, whether online or offline, require that citizens leave the places they normally inhabit physically or virtually and commit to a separate space and set of processes. Examples include ... -
Engineering serendipity : Terra Incognita and other strange encounters with global news
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)There is a significant body of research that shows that people tend to congregate with others like them and favor information that confirms their existing views. With declining global news coverage and the rise of personalized ...
