Social network analysis.

The Heirs’ Network

FOLLOW THE HEIRS(to follow the money)

• In 2007 VG and E24 conducted a data-intensive and extensive documentation of the close links between the heirs to the 400 largest fortunes in Norway.

• The computer-assisted research formed the basis for a series of articles uncovering close connections within a self-preserving elite.

• The underlying network database was presented to the readers to prove the validity of the findings.

• The database was made clickable and interactive.

Data downloadedData cleaning in ExcelData massaged in AccessNetwork calculated inUCINET and NetDraw

THE MOVIE NETWORK

• We downloaded information about all Norwegian movies made since 1995.

• 114 movies, 601 actors/actresses, 77 instructors.

More members of Parliament could have received improper pension. But who?

They should meet following criteria:

• Member of Parliament at least 12 years.• Younger than 65 when they started receiving pension.• The sum of age and number of years as a member > 75.

Data downloaded from www.stortinget.no of all members from 1977 – 2008Data cleaning in Excel. Searching in Access.

But: Everything had to be checked manually using classic journalism: Journalists called everybody on the list asking for if they had received pension.

Leaders of sport did not want Olympic Games in Norway

Web scrapingwith Kapow.

Data saved in Access and prepared in Excel.

Survey made with a Survey application