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Galileo, a data platform for viewing news on social networks.

Authors :
Cárcamo-Ulloa, Luis
Mellado, Claudia
Blaña-Romero, Carlos
Sáez-Trumper, Diego
Source :
El Profesional de la Información. sep/oct2022, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p1-13. 13p.
Publication Year :
2022

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 Crowd-Tangle 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13866710
Volume :
31
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
El Profesional de la Información
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
159989883
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2022.sep.12