Muckety

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Muckety reveals connections between wealthy and influential individuals and big corporations in the world

URL
http://www.muckety.com/
Keywords
network viz, power relationships, US, economic interests, who's who
Project Current Phase
Released
Project Start Date
2006
Launch Date
2006
Most Recent Update
2015
Update Frequency
Yes
Thematic Focus
Exposure
Issue addressed
Shadow influence
Geographic Focus
US

Experience

How does a user interact with and navigate the project?

Narrative
Yes
Query
Yes
Geographic Map
Timelines
Lists
Network Visualisation
Yes
Other Visualisation
Raw Data

Description

Summary of the project and its approach

Muckety publishes network maps and news stories to document paths of influence between government, business and nonprofit affiliations.

Approach (How?)
The ICIJ analyzed the leaked HSBC files and uncovered the profiles of the main protagonists of this huge financial scandal and revealed the role of countries which took part in this fraud. They did it using stories and by building an archive of the profiles.
Language
English
Commissioner
Self-commissionned
Publisher
Muckety LLC (US)
Partners

Impact

Indicators of reach and impact of the project

Target Audience
Online Audience Reached
Large Network
Twitter
(1454 followers)
Publisher's Twitter Followers
Online Rank
Google: 4 Alexa: 1,238,423 OSE Domain Authority Rank: 41/100 Marketing Grader Rank: 62/100 ()
Online Rank (Publisher)
Google: Alexa:
News Source
Some
Offline Audience Reached
National
Outcome
N/A
Last updated
Oct 8, 2015
Attempts against the project
N/A /

Technology

What tools and code were used to create the project?

Tech Best Practices:
Code Repository
N/A
Tool
Database
Frontend
Backend
Data Format
Data Standard
Technical Documentation URL
Technical Architecture Documentation
Schema Documentation
Design Documentation
API Documentation

Data Sources

Data Sources

Team

Team size and expertise

Team Size
Medium
Team Experience
Research
Dedicated
Data Science
Some
Engineering
Some
Design
Dedicated

Project Methodology

What strategies were in place for managing the project?

Project Methodology
Traditional
Open Source
No
Open Data
No
Budget
N/A
Contracting
Iterative
Risk Planning
No planning
Sustainability Planning
Updated

Documented Practices

Documentation about project practices

: http://news.muckety.com/about-muckety

Practices

How projects handle different aspects of data management

Data Modeling
Relational
Ethical Collection
No guidelines
Ethical Storage
N/A
Data Collection
Trained Collectors
Data Collection
Data Verification
Corroborated
Data Cleaning
N/A
Data Analysis
Classification / Tagging / Categories / Linking
Data Description
No
Data Licensing
Partial
Ethical Publishing
Not documented
Ethical Publishing
Data Publishing Mode
No