Analyzes news content for polarization, tone, vocabulary neutrality, conspiracy narratives, opinion-fact balance and calls to action
News Analyzer Extension
Here is a detailed description of the seven analyses performed by the extension:
1. Polarization Analysis
This analysis aims to detect the degree of polarization present in the text. Polarization refers to the tendency of an article to align with a specific ideological perspective, whether it be left, right, or center. The extension’s algorithm checks for signs of extremism or moderation and classifies the content as follows:
- Highly polarized: The text strongly aligns with an extremist ideological view.
- Moderately polarized: The text shows noticeable but not extreme ideological leanings.
- Slightly polarized: The text displays mild ideological tendencies, remaining close to neutrality.
- Not polarized: The text shows no clear ideological leaning, staying neutral.
After classification, the extension justifies the analysis by offering examples from the content itself that support the diagnosis. For example, if the article uses terms like \"enemies of freedom\" or \"heroes of the nation\" to describe specific groups, it may be classified as highly polarized.
2. Emotional Tone
The emotional tone analyzes the predominant tone of the text, identifying whether it is positive, neutral, or negative. This analysis is crucial for understanding the emotional impact the article may have on the reader. The classification categories are:
- Positive: The article has an encouraging or optimistic tone.
- Slightly positive: The article presents mild positivity without exaggeration.
- Neutral: The text maintains a factual approach with no clear emotional charge.
- Slightly negative: There is a mild negativity or pessimism in the tone.
- Negative: The text is heavily loaded with negative emotions such as fear, anger, or sadness.
Here, the extension also justifies the choice, highlighting phrases or words that indicate the emotional tone, such as frequent use of alarming or reassuring terms.
3. Political Bias Analysis
In this part, the extension evaluates the political bias of the text, determining whether it reflects a left-wing, right-wing, or centrist viewpoint. The classifications are:
- Left: The text advocates progressive principles and generally criticizes traditional institutions.
- Center-left: The text has a slight progressive inclination while maintaining some balance.
- Centrist: The text tries to be impartial without favoring political sides.
- Center-right: The text shows a slight tendency to defend more conservative values.
- Right: The text strongly advocates traditional and conservative values, often opposing progressivism.
The extension justifies the classification based on specific passages, such as explicit support for politicians, parties, or ideologies that suggest a clear political bias.
4. Vocabulary Neutrality
Here, the tool evaluates whether the vocabulary used in the text is neutral or contains many subjective adjectives. The use of loaded language can indicate bias, making this analysis essential for understanding the objectivity of the news. The possible classifications are:
- Highly subjective: The text is filled with adjectives and emotionally charged terms.
- Moderately subjective: The text contains some subjective adjectives but maintains a reasonable level of neutrality.
- Slightly subjective: The text uses few emotional adjectives and is almost neutral.
- Neutral: The vocabulary is completely objective, with no emotionally charged adjectives.
The algorithm highlights words and phrases like \"corrupt,\" \"brilliant,\" or \"betrayal\" to justify whether the vocabulary tends to exaggerate the characteristics or actions of people and events.
5. Conspiracy Narrative Detection
A key function of the extension is detecting conspiracy theories. This module examines whether the text promotes ideas suggesting secret manipulation or orchestrated plans by elite groups to influence major events. The classification categories include:
- High presence: The text is heavily based on conspiracy theories.
- Moderate presence: The text contains conspiracy elements but does not make them the central theme.
- Low presence: There are only slight hints of conspiracy theories.
- No presence: The text is entirely free of conspiracy narratives.
The analysis justifies the presence of these narratives by highlighting sections that indicate elite control, global manipulation, or other typical ideas of conspiracy theories, such as the artificial creation of pandemics.
6. Balance Between Opinion and Fact
This analysis checks how well the text balances verifiable facts with the author's personal opinions. The balance between opinion and fact is a crucial metric for determining the credibility of the article. The classifications include:
- Predominantly opinion-based: The text relies heavily on opinions, with few data or facts.
- Slightly opinion-based: The text contains more opinions than facts but still presents some concrete data.
- Balanced: The text maintains a fair balance between opinions and facts.
- Fact-focused: The text is predominantly based on facts, with few expressed opinions.
The extension identifies and justifies the classification by highlighting opinion passages and verifiable data, making it easier for users to understand the proportion between the two.
7. Calls to Action
Finally, the extension checks for the presence of calls to action, where the text encourages readers to take specific action, whether political, social, or economic. The classifications are:
- High presence: The text contains several direct calls to action.
- Moderate presence: There are some calls to action, but they do not dominate the content.
- Low presence: Only one or two discreet calls to action are found.
- No calls to action: The text contains no direct incentives for action.
The extension justifies this analysis by pointing out sections where the author invites the reader to act, such as \"protest against,\" \"support this cause,\" or \"mobilize.\"
Visualization of Results
In addition to textual analysis, the tool stands out for its user-friendly visualization. As shown in the attached image, the results of each metric are displayed in colored bars that range between shades of blue and red, indicating the level of inclination or intensity of each analysis. A black circle accompanies each bar, highlighting the exact point of the classification. This visual presentation makes it easy for users to quickly grasp the results without needing to read lengthy textual explanations, making the tool both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
In summary, the extension is an effective solution for those who want to critically evaluate news content, providing clear insights and justifications for each aspect analyzed.
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install News Analyzer extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install News Analyzer extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install News Analyzer extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install News Analyzer extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download News Analyzer extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a News Analyzer extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the News Analyzer Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the News Analyzer extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the News Analyzer extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for News Analyzer extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the News Analyzer extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download News Analyzer extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install News Analyzer extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the News Analyzer extension file
Select and download the News Analyzer extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the News Analyzer extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your News Analyzer extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the News Analyzer extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install News Analyzer extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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