Live map of Clarín's media power tentacles
Grupo Clarín continues its unchecked dominance as Argentina's largest media conglomerate, acting as a 'vampire squid' that controls information flow and political power.
Interactive web dashboard that visualizes Clarín Group ownership, advertising contracts, political donations, board connections, and content reach. Citizens and reformers can explore influence networks, set alerts, and generate shareable infographics to spread awareness.
Argentine journalists, political reformers, and citizens concerned with media oligopoly and democratic transparency
Combines public records, ad spending data, and crowd-sourced sightings into the only real-time influence map focused exclusively on Argentine media power.
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Network graph showing connections between Clarín, politicians, advertisers and other media
Public contracts and estimated ad spend by government and corporations
Notifications when new connections or major contracts appear
One-click beautiful visuals for Twitter, WhatsApp and presentations
Citizens submit screenshots and contracts for verification
Download CSV/JSON of connections for researchers
See how the power map changed over years
Structured access for academics and NGOs
Weekly one-page summary for lawmakers and activists
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| type | text | No |
| political_affiliation | text | Yes |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| from_entity | uuid | No |
| to_entity | uuid | No |
| connection_type | text | No |
| strength | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| connection_id | uuid | No |
| source_url | text | Yes |
| verified | bool | No |
| submitted_by | uuid | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/graphReturn network graph data for visualization
/api/evidenceSubmit new evidence for moderation
/api/alertsGet user configured alerts
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 340 | 6% | $510 | $6,120 |
| Month 6 | 2,650 | 9% | $5,963 | $71,550 |
Interactive map of Clarín's political, advertising and ownership network. Built for reformers who want to make democracy visible.
Seed initial data with help from two academic researchers already studying media concentration. Offer free Institution tier to two prominent transparency NGOs (Poder Ciudadano, ADC) in exchange for feedback and co-branded launch announcement. Present at one university event on democratic reform.
Strong local reputation
Static PDF reports, no interactive live map
Dynamic, updatable, crowd-sourced interactive experience
Data moat — the more evidence submitted and verified, the richer and more accurate the graph becomes. Strong brand as the definitive map of Argentine media power.
Increased public scrutiny of media-political relationships during recent election cycles combined with greater availability of open contracting data.
Incorrect connection data leading to defamation claims
All connections require sourced evidence, prominent disclaimers, community moderation layer
Graph visualization performance with large networks
Progressive loading and clustering algorithms
Success: All 3 agree to use and promote the tool
Success: 2000 unique visitors and 120 evidence submissions in first 30 days
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