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CIVICrelating to the duties or activities of people inrelation to their town, city, or local area.
CIVIC TECHtechnology that aids civic engagement,education, empowerment, transparency andaccountability.
— @longhotsummer
DEXTERAND THE 2014 NATIONAL ELECTIONS
elections2014.mediamonitoringafrica.org
WAS THE COVERAGE... BALANCED & FAIR?COMPREHENSIVE?PEOPLE-CENTERED?
PARTY MEDIA COVERAGE
62.15 %
22.23 %
6.53 %
38.20 %
25.30 %
13.40 %
Votes received Media coverage
ANC
DA
EFF
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70
PARTY MEDIA COVERAGE
0.67 %
0.28 %
4.00 %
3.00 %
Votes received Media coverage
COPE
AGANG
WHO'S QUOTED?Jacob Zuma: 8.2 %
Helen Zille: 7.5 %
Julius Malema: 6.6 %
Mmusi Maimane: 4.6 %
Other people: 73.1 %
WHO'S QUOTED?
Male: 74.8 %
Female: 25.2 %
DEXTER7461 ARTICLES
55 media outlets
28 print
11 radio
13 TV
3 online
LET'S TALK CODEFLASKMYSQL
OPENCALAIS + ALCHEMYAPI HUMANS
SOURCES: WHO'S QUOTED?NAME, GENDER, RACE, AFFILIATION, FUNCTION
For the first time in Ronnie Kasrils's life, he can'tunequivocally tell people to vote for the ANC. "I
have been a person who was so involved inmobilisation for ANC votes," he says.
SOURCES: WHO'S QUOTED?NAME, GENDER, RACE, AFFILIATION, FUNCTION
For the first time in Ronnie Kasrils's life, he can'tunequivocally tell people to vote for the ANC. "I
have been a person who was so involved inmobilisation for ANC votes," he says.
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In an interview, Jim said the ANC only wants touse Vavi to gain support before the elections.
"They are doing it for elections," he said.
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"Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa""Black Consciousness Movement""fearless prosecutor""theft"
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SOME EXTRA Mamphela Ramphela, Mamphela Ramphele, Mamphele
Ramphele, Mamphela Pamphele
Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Madiba, Tata
SOURCES + =
TOPIC, ISSUES, BIAS =
DEXTERHUMAN-AUGMENTED MACHINE LEARNING
FOR MEDIA ANALYSIS GITHUB.COM/CODE4SA/MMA-DEXTER
ELECTIONS2014.MEDIAMONITORINGAFRICA.ORG
UNDERSTAND YOUR COUNTRY, PROVINCE,CITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD THROUGH THE
EYES OF CENSUS 2011
CENSUS 2011 DATA FROM STATS SAELECTIONS DATA FROM IEC
BOUNDARY DATA FROM DEMARCATIONS BOARD
FORK OF CENSUSREPORTER.ORG
DEMO!
DJANGOPOSTGRESQL, POSTGISNODE.JS + TOPOJSON
OPEN STREET MAPGOOGLE MAPS APIMOBILE-FRIENDLY
1 COUNTRY9 PROVINCES52 DISTRICTS
234 MUNICIPALITIES14 030 MAINPLACES22 196 SUBPLACES
4277 WARDS
2 078 825 STATS ROWS
THANKS!@[email protected]
THANKS TOPetrus Janse van RensburgRizmari Versfeld
CREDITSCape Town City Hall photo by Children photo by
flickr.com/photos/martie1swartflickr.com/photos/mariya_umama_wethemba_monastery
