new about new media
Once in a while I come across something that makes me think: new about new media. As I think very much with a 'politics' frame of mind, these examples might not convince the unconverted. Whatever.
This time it was The Public Whip, whereby Francis and Julian inform the average UK citizen on how their MPs are voting in the House of Commons, day in day out, aye and nay. They show rebellions, party discipline ratings, and attendance; there's a nice cluster, well, not, a MDS map showing where MPs sit in the HoC voting space.
Now, the closest approximation to that until recently was a (fantastic) tool called Tapir, developed by David Firth and Arthur Spirling at Warwick University, which extracts voting data from divisions. Or Phil Cowley's grinding work over he last few years to keep close track of MPs rebellions. Indespensable for academics.
But wait. The Public Whip is designed to be public, graphic, immediate, portable. Less accurate? Well, take a look for yourself at their FAQ. Not bulletproof, but very, very well thought through. New about new media.
This time it was The Public Whip, whereby Francis and Julian inform the average UK citizen on how their MPs are voting in the House of Commons, day in day out, aye and nay. They show rebellions, party discipline ratings, and attendance; there's a nice cluster, well, not, a MDS map showing where MPs sit in the HoC voting space.
Now, the closest approximation to that until recently was a (fantastic) tool called Tapir, developed by David Firth and Arthur Spirling at Warwick University, which extracts voting data from divisions. Or Phil Cowley's grinding work over he last few years to keep close track of MPs rebellions. Indespensable for academics.
But wait. The Public Whip is designed to be public, graphic, immediate, portable. Less accurate? Well, take a look for yourself at their FAQ. Not bulletproof, but very, very well thought through. New about new media.
posted by wainer at 4:35 pm
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