[OpenSpending] Fw: [NICAR-L] Interesting webinar: applying social network analysis to campaign finance data

[Friedrich Lindenberg]

Sounds interesting….   


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> From: Daniel Lathrop <daniel.lathrop at gmail.com>
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> Date: Monday, March 19, 2012 8:28:39 PM
> Subject: [NICAR-L] Interesting webinar: applying social network analysis to campaign finance data
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> An interesting webcast coming up from our friends at O'Reilly media:
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>     http://oreillynet.com/pub/e/2207?imm_mid=0815c8&cmp=em-orm-webcasts-pr-mar19-weeklywebcast  
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> Using Social Network Analysis to Understand Campaign Finance
> Date Wednesday, March 21, 2012
> Time 10AM PT, San Francisco
> It's presidential election season again — and, besides the pageantry and debates, it means that American political views and attitudes are on display in a uniquely American way. In a place where money is speech, and speech is worth money, campaign finance records can provide a valuable insight into the functioning of the American political system.
> This webcast presentation will show you how to mine this data.  
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> Techniques of Social Network Analysis (SNA)  
> Techniques to analyze social-media response to events, or the viral nature of cat videos.
> We will combine a little bit of theory and background with a practical analysis exercise using the freshest available data from the Federal Election Commission.
> If you are a data scientist, or a data journalist, or just a news junkie who loves his/her data — join us and let's see what makes the campaign finance tick!
> Familiarity with Python programming recommended.  
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> Daniel Lathrop  
> News Apps Editor
> The Dallas Morning News
> 206.718.0349 (cell)
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