NewsCloud.A new way to read the Washington Post.
posted by srboisvert (17 comments total)
Even though these tag clouds are not new to most on the blue, I think I have just glimpsed a clearer (cloudier?) picture of the future of news. posted by jaronson at 6:41 AM on November 23, 2005
I need a WaPo cloud filtration system that removes all the crap about Bush, Libbey, Cheney, Congress, Iraq, et al. Now that would be useful. posted by shoepal at 6:45 AM on November 23, 2005
Wow, I think I somehow became less informed about today's news by reading that. posted by dead_ at 6:46 AM on November 23, 2005
There needs to be a cloud/RSS/date sensitive throttle so I can narrow the filter in a combination of those three.
Then toss in NYtimes, blog space, Federal links, some foreign newspapers, etc. etc.
I like the cloud space, but I want to further modify my view. posted by fluffycreature at 6:55 AM on November 23, 2005
Meh, this is a nice idea, but it's like listening to the singles while ignoring the album as a whole. Newspapers are designed a certain way for a reason. posted by TheGoldenOne at 7:02 AM on November 23, 2005
Hmm, don't know. Unless I have a feeling of what I want to read already, I think the cloud approach limits the potential for stumbling onto an interesting story. Even if I were to just peruse the list, one-word cloud links aren't informative enough to pique my curiosity. Headlines in a normal layout, on the other hand... posted by nyterrant at 7:02 AM on November 23, 2005
The cloud isn't in alphabetical order. "China" shows up in the middle, after "united states". How am I supposed to find anything that way? posted by GuyZero at 7:09 AM on November 23, 2005
grrarrgh00: That news quiz is great. Would be even greater if I knew the answers. (In my defense, I haven't been up long nor have I looked at a newspaper.) posted by leftcoastbob at 8:00 AM on November 23, 2005
Wow, I think I somehow became less informed about today's news by reading that.
Okay it's not a good way to take in today's news, but it does provide a quick visual representation of the bigger stories in the paper. I've seen clouds like this before, but it occurs to me now that perhaps this could be used as a way to measure bias in a publication? Right and left wing groups are always claiming the other side has biased news casts - perhaps a tag cloud that looks at certain word combinations would be revealing. posted by Zinger at 8:46 AM on November 23, 2005
Something tells me a lot of the big words will pretty much always stay the same: "White House", "Washington", "President [so-and-so]", "United States", "Federal", "State", etc.
How is this supposed to help me again? posted by moonbiter at 8:53 AM on November 23, 2005
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posted by jaronson at 6:41 AM on November 23, 2005