Very informative little video

http://www.samaa.tv/samaavideolist.aspx?ID=4068

Traditional Media intercoder reliability.

We have started to do this reliability stuff, and it’s taking a very long time. We started doing the independent testing and will hopefully get everything ready to send into ReCal tonight.. Then tomorrow, if everything goes well with this test, we’ll move on to the social media reliability discussion and test.. Hopefully all this [...]

I have spent almost 3hours trying to open our specimen papers without luck. Hopefully I should get it done.

Useful sources

PDF format of the Intercoder Reliability Manual: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/faculty/hrosenba/www/Research/methods/lombard_reliability.pdf Useful document for content analysis and more: http://amecorg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Media-Content-Analysis-Paper.pdf  

Coding

Coding in progress …

Progress

Date collection: Done Total newspapers: 20 (14 Liberals; 14 Conservatives; 2 Centrists) Total articles: 101 (60 liberal; 35 conservative; 5 centrist) Coding manuel: In progress Next step: Reading though examples of PJ articles and Intercoder Reliability test manual; group pre-pre-test

Sample for inter-coder reliability

http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/07/libyan-tunisian-border-crossing-is-calm-well-run/ http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/08/tunislibyanborder/ http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/09/%E2%80%9Cstaying-in-libya-far-too-dangerous%E2%80%9D/ http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/18/growing-tension-among-migrants-in-the-salloum-border-camp/ http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/23/massive-departures-at-the-salloum-border-camp/ http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/23/the-story-of-samer-and-maryam-palestinian-migrants-fleeing-from-libya/ http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/03/02/wake-and-smell-jasmine http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/02/16/libya-arrests-assaults-advance-planned-protests http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/02/17/libya-security-forces-fire-day-anger-demonstrations http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/02/18/libya-security-forces-kill-84-over-three-days http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/02/20/libya-governments-should-demand-end-unlawful-killings http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/02/22/libya-commanders-should-face-justice-killings http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/media-releases/2011/africa/africa-without-qaddafi-the-case-of-chad.aspx http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/media-releases/2011/libya-ensuring-a-smooth-and-peaceful-transition-into-the-post-qaddafi-era.aspx http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/media-releases/2011/making-sense-of-Libya.aspx http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/media-releases/2011/libya-achieving-a-ceasefire-moving-toward-legitimate-government.aspx http://www.rescue.org/blog/irc-supporting-women-new-libya http://www.rescue.org/blog/irc-libya-help-those-whove-fled-fighting http://www.mercycorps.org/sonalshinde/blog/26085 http://www.mercycorps.org/salmabahramy/blog/26077 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/libya/25567 http://www.mercycorps.org/salmabahramy/blog/24741 http://www.mercycorps.org/umerkhan/blog/24550 http://www.mercycorps.org/cassandranelson/blog/23415 http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/new-libya-%E2%80%99stained%E2%80%99-detainee-abuse-2011-10-13 http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/libya-totally-inadequate-response-eu-states-refugees-stuck-limbo-2011-09-20 http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/libya-ntc-must-take-control-prevent-spiral-abuses-2011-09-12 http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/libya%E2%80%99s-neighbours-must-not-shield-al-gaddafi-prosecution-libya%E2%80%99s-neighbour http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/libya-detainees-left-suffocate-crowded-metal-containers-2011-09-01 http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/libya-fears-detainees-held-anti-gaddafi-forces-2011-08-30

Peace vs. War Journalism Examples

Here are the examples we’ve discussed in the lecture today: Conflict sensitive journalism

links for inter coder testing

http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/07/libyan-tunisian-border-crossing-is-calm-well-run/   http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/08/tunislibyanborder/   http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/09/%E2%80%9Cstaying-in-libya-far-too-dangerous%E2%80%9D/   http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/18/growing-tension-among-migrants-in-the-salloum-border-camp/   http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/23/massive-departures-at-the-salloum-border-camp/   http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/23/the-story-of-samer-and-maryam-palestinian-migrants-fleeing-from-libya/   http://blog.caritas.org/2011/04/08/migrants-blocked-in-camps-at-libyan-borders-eager-to-go-home/   http://blog.caritas.org/2012/03/30/7965/   http://www.caritas.org/newsroom/press_releases/PressRelease04_03_11.html   http://www.caritas.org/newsroom/press_releases/PressRelease24_06_11.html  

Inter Coder Reliability Test

http://matthewlombard.com/reliability/

Progress Update

Our group is rogressing- data collection from local and international papers.

Shared work

Human Rights Watch — Now coding Press releaes effective from May2011-