> What if we had a tool that is delivered as a browser extension, that can show links to alternate views (think URL links) of the exact same topic that you are reading?
The Pocket Browser Extension already does that.
Ask HN: Anyone interested in building tools for showing bias in news?
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Re: Ask HN: Anyone interested in building tools for showing bias in news?
#122I also don't have the skills for building such a thing. But if I could help with such a project through testing/QA, or contributing to a website, or gathering resources - whatever, really - I would, and I would use it. I've been thinking a lot about confirmation bias and echo chambers lately, too, and the truth is I don't know exactly where to look for opposing viewpoints all the time, and it's hard to gather the cou…
I created a new GitHub project over here - https://github.com/harigov/newsalyzer and a corresponding gitter chat group over here - https://gitter.im/newsalyzer. You can feel free to contact me through my id @ gmail so that I can start the conversation.
Re: Ask HN: Anyone interested in building tools for showing bias in news?
#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good point. If it works, maybe we can convince browser developers to include this as default similar to how security is done. We are putting more effort to secure our computers than securing our minds. Even if I were aware of being in a filter bubble, it takes time and effort to get out of that. We need to make it easy.
I agree with the comment below about this being a technological solution to a human problem. That said, I'm interested in looking into the NLP/data side of things, and I look forward to how this idea would supplement existing news sources. Keep me posted on the status of this project! :)
I created a new GitHub project over here - https://github.com/harigov/newsalyzer - drop me an email at my id @ gmail if you want to join the discussions
Re: Ask HN: Anyone interested in building tools for showing bias in news?
#124We have a small team of researcher on that topicm working from Berlin and Paris, come say Hi or get in touch ! :) http://cmb.huma-num.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Algodiv-Ge... A great article of O'Reilly about this topic too : https://medium.com/@timoreilly/media-in-the-age-of-algorithm...
Hey mazr, I created a new GitHub project over here - https://github.com/harigov/newsalyzer and a corresponding gitter chat group over here - https://gitter.im/newsalyzer. You can feel free to contact me through my id @ gmail so that I can start the conversation. I think your expertise could be of real help in building this.
Re: Ask HN: Anyone interested in building tools for showing bias in news?
#125I don't know how much time I have but I would love to contribute somehow.
Hey quantumhobbit, I created a new GitHub project over here - https://github.com/harigov/newsalyzer and a corresponding gitter chat group over here - https://gitter.im/newsalyzer. You can feel free to contact me through my id @ gmail so that I can start the conversation.
Re: Ask HN: Anyone interested in building tools for showing bias in news?
#126I would be interested (I was pondering on the same idea), how should we proceed?
Hey huevosabio, I created a new GitHub project over here - https://github.com/harigov/newsalyzer and a corresponding gitter chat group over here - https://gitter.im/newsalyzer. You can feel free to contact me through my id @ gmail so that I can start the conversation.
Re: Ask HN: Anyone interested in building tools for showing bias in news?
#127Re: Ask HN: Anyone interested in building tools for showing bias in news?
#128harigov: very interested. you should setup a Discord channel to discuss further.
Hey blipblop, I created a new GitHub project over here - https://github.com/harigov/newsalyzer and a corresponding gitter chat group over here - https://gitter.im/newsalyzer. You can feel free to contact me through my id @ gmail so that I can start the conversation.
Re: Ask HN: Anyone interested in building tools for showing bias in news?
#129I recently began working on a (somewhat) related NLP project looking at the shift in sentiment in Trump-focused articles published pre- and post- election. The motivation for the project is the observation that many of the left-leaning news media outlets - who consistently lambasted Trump in the lead-up to the US election - have begun to dial back their criticism post election, presumably in an attempt to (re)build b…
Hey pinto, I created a new GitHub project over here - https://github.com/harigov/newsalyzer and a corresponding gitter chat group over here - https://gitter.im/newsalyzer. You can feel free to contact me through my id @ gmail so that I can start the conversation. I would like to make use of your code for fetching articles from different news sources as a starting point. You are free to contribute to the project as well. Please let me know!
Re: Ask HN: Anyone interested in building tools for showing bias in news?
#130I'm concerned that your frame for this might be off as I don't think the "filter bubble" is rational opposing viewpoints around a particular topic so much as there just being so much misinformation and plain weirdness out there. There's a saying about it being 10x harder to refute bullshit than it is to spew it. How do we in the information and technology wing of society build tools to deal with that? Alex Jones had…
The key is to apply DRY principles to argumentation. If someone makes a claim, you should be able to hyperlink to it where the argument has already been explained. Then each participant can "agree" or "disagree" with each claim in an argument chain. And every time they disagree they need to dive deeper to refine their argument. Eventually all arguments reach a point of "because I say so" and ultimately it becomes a p…
You've described a lot of my vision for Sequiturs (https://sequiturs.com). Check it out! I'd be very interested to get your feedback.