Galileo, a data platform for viewing news on social networks

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https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2022.sep.12

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News, Visualisation, Data science, Textual data, Journalism, Social media, Social networks, Platforms, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Galileo

Abstract

This article aims to introduce Galileo, a platform for extracting and organizing news media data on social networks. Galileo integrates publications made on the main social networks used in the information ecosystem, namely Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Currently, the system includes 97 media outlets from nine countries: Brazil, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States. Galileo uses a Twitter API and the service CrowdTangle to download Facebook and Instagram posts. This data is stored in a local database and can be accessed through a user-friendly interface, which allows for the analysis of different characteristics of the posts, such as their text, source popularity, and temporal dimension. Galileo is a tool for researchers interested in understanding news cycles and analyzing news content on social networks. 



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2022-10-03

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Cárcamo-Ulloa, L., Mellado, C., Blaña-Romero, C., & Sáez-Trumper, D. (2022). Galileo, a data platform for viewing news on social networks. Profesional De La información, 31(5). https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2022.sep.12

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Vol. 31 No. 5 (2022): Digital audio communication

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