Yeah, neighborhood, drugs and luxury. This is how trap music sounds on playlists and what centennials talk about

Trap is one of the most popular music genres among young people in Argentina recently: of the most listened artists last year, ten of them swung between Rap, Trap and Reggaeton. We wanted to use Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools to analyze their lyrics, demystify the concepts around the genre and understand what these artists,… Seguir leyendo Yeah, neighborhood, drugs and luxury. This is how trap music sounds on playlists and what centennials talk about

Environmental Legislative Monitor: a tool to monitor environmental subjects in Congress

There is no second Planet Earth. The need to take action to prevent and mitigate the effects of the climate crisis is increasingly evident. For politicians and large bureaucratic structures, this represents a huge challenge. The sense of urgency regarding the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis made the LA NACION DATA team join forces with… Seguir leyendo Environmental Legislative Monitor: a tool to monitor environmental subjects in Congress

Anniversary of the worst world tragedy in the history of music

Context In 2004, Argentina suffered the worst world tragedy in the history of music and the greatest catastrophe due to unnatural causes: the night club República de Cromañón was burnt down in the middle of a concert of the musical group Callejeros; the fire caused the death of 194 persons and other 1.400 persons were… Seguir leyendo Anniversary of the worst world tragedy in the history of music

How LA NACION covered the biggest news of the year: COVID-19

CONTEXT The coronavirus outbreak has been addressed since its appearance in the news coverage of LA NACION, but when the disease began to show its most brutal face and the virus began to wreak havoc on the world, a team work was formed to focus on the pandemic together with the daily routine. Firstly, the… Seguir leyendo How LA NACION covered the biggest news of the year: COVID-19