Social network analysis. The Heirs’ Network

FOLLOW THE HEIRS (to follow the money) In 2007 VG and E24 conducted a data-intensive and extensive documentation of the close links between the heirs to the 400 largest fortunes in Norway. The computer-assisted research formed the basis for a series of articles uncovering close connections within a self-preserving elite. The underlying network database was presented to the readers to prove the validity of the findings. The database was made clickable and interactive.

Data downloaded Data cleaning in Excel Data massaged in Access Network calculated in UCINET and NetDraw

THE MOVIE NETWORK

We downloaded information about all Norwegian movies made since movies, 601 actors/actresses, 77 instructors.

More members of Parliament could have received improper pension. But who? They should meet following criteria: Member of Parliament at least 12 years. Younger than 65 when they started receiving pension. The sum of age and number of years as a member > 75. Data downloaded from of all members from 1977 – 2008 Data cleaning in Excel. Searching in Access. But: Everything had to be checked manually using classic journalism: Journalists called everybody on the list asking for if they had received pension.

Leaders of sport did not want Olympic Games in Norway

Web scraping with Kapow. Data saved in Access and prepared in Excel. Survey made with a Survey application