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Media coverage and elections: tracking news stories on politicians - Moritz Neujeffsk (Open Knowledge Germany)
The document discusses the role of media coverage and civic technology in enhancing voter participation and transparency in Germany's elections. It highlights the importance of data-driven projects and workshops aimed at helping non-profits improve their societal impact, along with an analysis of news coverage related to various political figures and parties. The overall goal is to encourage informed voting and greater civic engagement.
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Media coverage and elections: tracking news stories on politicians - Moritz Neujeffsk (Open Knowledge Germany)
- 1. Media coverage andelections Tracking news stories on politicians Moritz Neujeffski, TICTeC 2017 School of Data Germany
- 2. School of DataGermany Data-driven projects with NGOs: E.g. Transparency in Education System Workshops: Technic Trainings with Civil Society Help non-profits to use tech & data to increase their impact on societal challenges
- 3. Voters participation inGermany 78 71 Source: Statista 90 80 70 86 91 78 89 84 82 88 Votersparticipation(%) Years 61 69 76 83 90 98 05 13 German Elections this September!
- 4. Start a Dialogewith your representative Source: Screenshot Abgeordnetenwatch.de Parliamentwatch
- 5. Current Politician’s Profile Source:Angela Merkel, CC BY 2.0 Politician Politician’s Answers: Voting Behavior: Ancillary Work:
- 6. Politican’s Answers: Voting Behavior: AncillaryWork: Media-tracking tool (Spiegel Online) Merkel Politician Source: Angela Merkel, CC BY 2.0 Current Politician’s Profile
- 7. First Impressions Test: Gatheringnews articles from SPIEGEL ONLINE
- 8. Structure of newsarticles Title Date Author Source Keywords • Title • Keywords (e.g. elections, France, Le Pen) • Dates of Publications • Name of the Author • Source (news agencies) (1) Meta-Data
- 9. Structure of newsarticles • Tracking specific words / topics • Tracking political parties • Tracking Politicians (2) Text-corpus
- 10. Most frequently usedKeywords Source: Own Calculations Keywords Turkey Erdogan Donald Trump USA European Union 20 40 60 80 100
- 11. Which Parties arementioned most often? 140 120 100 60 20 0 Christian Democrats Greens Social Democrats TheLeft ChristianSocial UnioninBavaria 80 40 Source: Own Calculations Occurrence
- 12. Which Politician ismentioned most often? Occurrence 90 70 10 0 Sigmar Gabriel Ursula VonderLeyen Angela Merkel Cem Özdemir 50 30 Thomas Oppermann Source: Own Calculations
- 13. Which Party byPolitician is mentioned most often? Occurrence 90 70 10 0 Sigmar Gabriel(SPD) Ursula VonderLeyen(CDU) Angela Merkel(CDU) Cem Özdemir(Greens) 50 30 Thomas Oppermann(SPD) 140 120 100 60 20 0 Christian Democrats Greens Social Democrats TheLeft ChristianSocial UnioninBavaria 80 40 Source: Own Calculations Occurrence
- 14. Final Thoughts: • Increasetransparency with civic tech • Analysis of news coverage during elections • Citizens to take more informed voting decisions
- 15. Thank you foryour attention! School of Data Germany Moritz Neujeffski, TICTeC 2017
Editor's Notes
- #3 Introduction of School of Data Germany: We are part of the Open Knowledge Foundation And we are a member of the School of Data International We help Non-Refits to grasps the benefits of technology and data-driven approaches for their campaigns & projects Workshops Projects: —> Want to introduce to ur recent project we do together with Parliamentwatch:
- #4 Since the 1970s Voters Participation has been in decline. Dropped by nearly 20% since then. Why is that? (1) Citizens might feel misrepresented. (2) Feel disconnected from ‚elites‘ (See Trump, Le Pen) —> Distrust in the Media is growing as well! () People do not believe/trust narratives they get from the media about politician —> Trust in politics is decreasing to.
- #5 Introduction Parliamentwatch: They try to make democracy more vivid. Establish direct communication channels between politicians & citizens. We are cooperating and developing a tool for their website
- #6 What kind of information do you currently get on the site? General Information Questions and Answers by Politicians Committees & Voting behavior
- #7 We are adding a media-tracking tool: Want to show how the media presents politicians within the german news. Wich parties are reflected most often? How and What topics are Politicians associated by the press most often?
- #8 We are adding a media-tracking tool: Want to show how the media presents politicians within the german news. Wich parties are reflected most often? How and What topics are Politicians associated by the press most often?
- #9 We are adding a media-tracking tool: Want to show how the media presents politicians within the german news. Wich parties are reflected most often? How and What topics are Politicians associated by the press most often?
- #10 We are adding a media-tracking tool: Want to show how the media presents politicians within the german news. Wich parties are reflected most often? How and What topics are Politicians associated by the press most often?
- #11 The benefits: more coherent picture of a political and what he stands for When Asking a question you can point directly to recent media reports and quotes of the politician
- #12 The benefits: more coherent picture of a political and what he stands for When Asking a question you can point directly to recent media reports and quotes of the politician
- #13 The benefits: more coherent picture of a political and what he stands for When Asking a question you can point directly to recent media reports and quotes of the politician
- #14 The benefits: more coherent picture of a political and what he stands for When Asking a question you can point directly to recent media reports and quotes of the politician
- #15 The benefits: more coherent picture of a political and what he stands for When Asking a question you can point directly to recent media reports and quotes of the politician