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Stephen Downes

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If you already know about network analysis you won't learn a whole lot that's new in this article, but it serves as a useful introduction for the uninitiated. The focus is on journalism, but the examples could apply anywhere, and of course we can imagione how similar techniques could be applied in education. "Research in 2017 of news articles using network analysis identified five different ways it was being used by journalists: To explore associations around individual actors (such as networks of personal power); to detect 'key players' (those who hold power less visibly); to map alliances and oppositions; to explore the evolution of associations over time (for example how political parties became less cooperative); and to reveal hidden ties."

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