Media Bias Monitor - Project TODO

This page tracks the development progress for the Media Bias Monitor project. You can check off tasks as you complete them. Checkboxes do not persist on reload unless you want me to add localStorage support.

2. Cursor & Local Development Setup

Verify SSH connection to GitHub
Open the repo folder inside Cursor
Test pushing and pulling changes
Configure API key usage for future scripts

3. Front-End Dashboard Foundation

Create /frontend/index.html
Add header, navigation, and layout placeholders
Link dashboard from techzeph.github.io
Add JSON-fetching logic for /data/*.json
Add placeholder charts or static sample values

4. Bias Analysis Framework (Planning)

Define scoring metrics:
- Sentiment
- Emotional tone
- Keyword intensity
- Outlet lean rating
- Bot-likelihood score
Document scoring rules in /docs/methodology.md

5. Article Ingestion System

Create /scripts/article_ingest.py
Add RSS feed parsing
Save output to /data/articles.json
Test manual ingestion

6. Bias + Sentiment Analysis

Integrate NLP scoring (OpenAI, Claude, or local)
Generate:
- sentiment_score
- framing_score
- bias_lean_estimate
Save results to /data/article_scores.json

7. Comment Analysis

Integrate Reddit API
Integrate YouTube API
Save comments to /data/comments.json
Add bot scoring module

8. Dashboard Data Integration

Connect dashboard to /data/*.json
Build visualisations:
- Bias Index chart
- Sentiment-over-time graph
- Bot Influence indicator
- Article comparison table
Add filter controls

9. Automated Builds (Later Stage)

Add GitHub Actions workflow
Automate ingestion + scoring
Auto-generate JSON output
Auto-deploy to GitHub Pages

10. Website Integration

Add new section on techzeph.github.io
Create a dedicated landing page
Add dashboard link under your domain
Improve styling and layout

11. Commercial Licensing Setup

Add COMMERCIAL_LICENSE_REQUEST.md
Add contact details for licence negotiation
Add "Noncommercial Use Only" notice on dashboard

12. Final Polish

Add README badges
Add project banner
Expand /docs
Optional: Create announcement post