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Sentimentalyst

Sentimentalyst

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Project Description

Project Description

The tool that shows you HOW and HOW MUCH every news story is reported around the world. Sentimentalyst (“Sentiment Analyst”) is a web application that uses natural language processing to compare news coverage about specific stories. It’s a tool to encourage people who rely on the Internet for their news to broaden their media diets. Sentimentalyst analyzes 3 aspects of reportage: the headline; the underlying positive and negative emotions; and the word count—and displays the data in infographs on the website. In the end, you get a visualization of comparative news analysis on topics that interest you. There are many ways to tell a story. Should you trust just one?

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A screenshot of the Sentimentalyst website shows a dark gray header with the website name in white text. Below the header, a navigation bar includes "HOME," "HOW," "HOW MUCH," and "ABOUT." A search bar is visible in the top right corner. A map titled "FEATURED" displays a stylized map with colored regions and a legend. A sidebar titled "IN THE NEWS" shows a headline about a 2010 news story: "A tea party' census: where members live and why that's important." A sidebar titled "FEATURED" includes a map titled "HOW THE PARTY VOTED FOR GOP (APRIL 26, 2010)." The date "TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010" is displayed below the headline.A screenshot shows a web page from Sentimentalyst.com displaying a graph titled “NEW ZIMBABWE” with the subtitle “MALEMA: I’M READY TO DIE.” The graph shows vertical bars with varying heights, some colored in blue and others in green, representing sentiment levels. The x-axis is labeled “MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010 Story: Terreblanche Murder.” The y-axis is labeled with numerical values. The page includes navigation links for “HOME,” “HOW,” “HOW MUCH,” and “ABOUT.” Other links visible include “IN OTHER NEWS,” “BAGHAD BOMBING,” “CLIMATE TALKS,” “GERMAN SOLDIERS FRIENDLY FIRE,” “INDIA WATER WAR,” “NEW LIZARD SPECIES,” “OIL DRILLING,” “TALIBAN IN PAKISTAN,” “TEA PARTY AND GOP,” “TERREBLANCHE MURDER,” and “THAI PROTEST.” A Google search bar is visible at the top right.A screenshot of a web browser displaying a map titled “BusinessWeek: S. AFRICA’S ANC CALLS ON MEMBERS TO AVOID INCITEMENT.” The map is divided into three sections: “N. AMERICA” (yellow), “EUROPE” (light yellow), and “MIDDLE EAST” (yellow). Each section contains smaller squares representing data points. A red box highlights “HIGH SENTIMENT: 6.06%” and “WORD COUNT: 742” for “N. AMERICA.” To the right, a sidebar lists topics including “CLIMATE TALKS,” “GERMANY FIREWARS,” and “TALIBAN IN PAKISTAN.” A Google search bar is visible at the top right.The image is a screenshot of a news page from April 4, 2010. The page displays a headline in white text on a dark gray background that reads “TWO CHARGED IN SOUTH AFRICA KILLING.” Below the headline, the page shows several news articles with headlines in white text, including “SOUTH AFRICA FAR-RIGHT LEADER MURDERED,” “WHITE SUPREMACIST KILLED IN SOUTH AFRICA,” and “TERREBLANCHE KILLING REOPENS RACE WOUNDS.” The Al Jazeera logo is visible in the top left corner, and the Reuters logo appears in the middle left. The date “APRIL 4, 2010” is displayed at the top left of the page.The image displays a dark teal background with the text "LIWC DICTIONARY SENTIMENT WORDS" above five colored squares. Each square contains a word and its corresponding sentiment label: "POSITIVE" is "LOVE NICE SWEET", "NEGATIVE" is "HURT UGLY NASTY", "ANXIETY" is "WORRY FEAR NERVOUS", "ANGER" is "HATE KILL ANNOY", and "SADNESS" is "CRY GRIEF SORROW". The words are presented in a clear, organized grid format.A bar graph titled “GOOD DAY SUNSHINE” shows Beatles song lyrics categorized by emotion: Positive (34%), Negative (0%), Anxiety (0%), and Anger (0%). “SADNESS” is also 0%. The title “THE BEATLES” appears at the top.A bar graph titled “HEARTBREAK HOTEL” displays percentages for positive (2.7%), negative (12.2%), anxiety (0%), anger (0%), and sadness (11.6%). The graph is labeled “ELVIS” in the top left corner.A screenshot shows the Mozilla Add-ons for Firefox page. The title "Add-ons for Firefox" is prominently displayed at the top. Below it, a search bar labeled "search for add-ons" is present. The page includes tabs for "Categories" and "Advanced." A section titled "Sentimentalyst" displays a map and a green button labeled "Add to Firefox," with a note indicating it's recommended. The page also has a section titled "Meet the Developer" with text about RSS Ticker, including information about its creator and functionality. A portion of the address bar is visible at the top, showing part of the URL.A screenshot of the New York Times website shows a headline reading "Top Gold Leaders Said to Have Overseen Mortgage Unit," accompanied by a photo of a man in a gray jacket and cap. The article is marked as "Moderate Sentiment: 5.8%" with a "3.47%" read in another article. A banner at the top reads "The New York Times — Breaking News, World News & Multimedia." The browser's address bar shows "http://www.nytimes.com/" and indicates the site is active. The New York Times logo is visible at the top, and a sidebar lists categories like "World," "Politics," "Business," and "Technology." Other headlines and articles are partially visible, including one about Iceland's financial meltdown and another about Sunday styles.Two iPads are displayed side by side against a dark gray background. The iPad on the left shows a home screen with app icons including Calendar, Photos, App Store, Mail, Maps, Videos, and Settings. The iPad on the right displays a map titled “MONITOR: ‘Tea party’ census: where members live and why that’s important” with “N AMERICA” and “EUROPE” highlighted.The image displays a light beige or cream-colored banner with a dark teal header. The header contains the text "THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010" in white. Below the header, the main content reads "1,508 NEWS ARTICLES COVERING THE SAME STORY" in black text.

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