Town Hall Index

News dashboard

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News dashboard

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Town Hall Index is a clear, comprehensive, raw-data view of the US government, economy, and cultural moment. Be confident that you're seeing the full picture, and compare media narratives with public interest and opinion using objective data.

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For a few months, my starting point for news consumption has been a dashboard I made for myself. It's made my thinking about US public life more serious and sane, so today I'm sharing it with everyone: http://TownHallIndex.com Here's how it works and the benefits I've observed: THI aggregates objective data sources about the US government, economy, and cultural moment. Gov data sources include: - polling avgs (elections, approvals, opinions) - betting odds - # of mentions on TV news - Google Trends - fundraising - most faved tweets To keep the full economic system in view: - $ value of all sectors/industries - employment situation - aggregate household cashflow - consumer goods prices - mining, energy, transportation metrics - employment and production in manufacturing - retail employment and sales by type For the current cultural moment: - twitter trends - top Google searches - most viewed Wikipedia pages - trending phrases on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, CNBC, and BBC - top headlines from major news publishers - Billboard Top 100 music - box office and Rotten Tomatoes - Amazon best selling books - most shared academic articles Benefits I've experienced: - confidence I'm seeing the full picture - unmediated by my Twitter bubble or media orgs - compare media orgs' narratives with each other and what ppl are acutally talking/searching/reading about - check my intuitions against data This content can be found on TownHallIndex.com, through the newsletter (signup on the webiste), or at https://www.Twitter.com/Election...

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7yr ago

Password Monkey

SO many neat and relevant metrics to dive in to, I got lost in exploring all the different leaderboards and loved it. The Economic System page is easily understood yet still provides so much information. I really like seeing the current polling rates of Democratic candidates compared to their betting odds, that's quite an interesting comparison to track in real time.

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7yr ago

bounty.fyi

Love this. The site condenses metrics from tons of sources, it's great to have a high-level overview in a single place. Also have enjoyed the ElectionsIndex bot on Twitter, which posts updates and handy scorecards as new data comes in from the web: https://twitter.com/ElectionsIndex

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7yr ago

love this, it’s like Buckminster Fuller’s Data Globe, but for US Civic Life 💥💥 https://www.wired.com/2008/07/pl...

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7yr ago

Very cool! :)

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7yr ago

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7yr ago

love this, it’s like Buckminster Fuller’s Data Globe, but for US Civic Life 💥💥 https://www.wired.com/2008/07/pl...

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7yr ago

Very cool! :)

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7yr ago