![]() Using text classification techniques we identify several features related to the content of comments that contain data-centered talk, such as article cosine similarity, hyperlinks, and comparison terms. While rare, the paper presents illustrative examples of how people refer to data-their collection, analysis, and visual representation-to engage with an article's narrative. We find that out of 6,525 comments, only 2.4% reference data visualizations in the articles. In this paper, we consider the role that data visualizations play in online discussion around a civic issue, through an analysis of how people talk about climate change data in the comment threads at three news websites (i.e., Breitbart news, the Guardian, the New York Times). News websites can facilitate global discussions about civic issues, but the financial cost and burden of moderating these forums has forced many to disable their commenting systems.
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