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CNN-News18 Media Tracking and Headline Data
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About
Documenting the editorial landscape of a premier Indian English news channel, these records provide a curated snapshot of headlines and summaries from mid-2023. Owned by Network18 Group and Warner Bros. Discovery, the network serves a broad demographic, and this collection captures its reporting on both domestic and international events. The entries offer a valuable look at how major developments, such as regional security shifts in Jammu and Kashmir, were presented to the public during a specific two-month window.
Columns
- Index: A unique numerical identifier assigned to each news entry in the list.
- date: The specific timestamp of the news broadcast or publication, recorded in Indian Standard Time (IST).
- headline: The main title or catchphrase of the news story as presented by the network.
- description: A short text summary providing essential context and details regarding the specific headline.
Distribution
The information is supplied in a CSV file titled
cnn_news18_headlines.csv with a size of 133.51 kB. It consists of 390 valid records across four distinct columns. The data exhibits high integrity with 100% validity across all entries and no missing values. It is intended for quarterly updates to include more recent reporting cycles and currently holds a top-tier usability rating of 10.00.Usage
This collection is perfectly suited for linguistic research, including the analysis of media bias or the development of news-based training sets for machine learning. Analysts can use the timestamped headlines to track the velocity of news cycles or to build automated news aggregators. It also serves as a robust foundation for sentiment analysis of Indian media during the 2023 period and for training models in automated summarisation.
Coverage
The geographic scope is focused on India, though the content reflects the network's global reporting reach. The temporal range specifically covers the window from 30 May 2023 to 29 July 2023. All records are provided in English and use Indian Standard Time for all chronological markers, representing the output of a major national broadcaster.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
Media researchers can examine the collection to understand the narrative strategies of private news networks in India. Data science students can utilise the text columns to practice Natural Language Processing techniques like keyword extraction and topic modelling. Furthermore, journalists and historians can use this archive as a historical reference point for reporting trends during the summer of 2023.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- CNN-News18 India: Headlines and Story Descriptions (Mid-2023)
- Indian English News Archive: Summer 2023 Headlines
- Network18 Group News Registry and Timestamps
- CNN-News18 Media Tracking and Headline Data
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Original Data Source:CNN-News18 Media Tracking and Headline Data
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