Parlia
Type of site | Public opinion encyclopedia |
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| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Somerset House, London, UK |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founders |
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| Industry | Civic technology, Digital Media |
| Parent | Somerset House Exchange program |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | March 2020 |
| Current status | Active |
| Funded by the Google Digital News Innovation Fund | |
Parlia is website dedicated to collecting public opinions on a variety of social and political opinions using short polls. It self-describes as "an encyclopedia of opinion, a project looking to map all of the world's opinions".[1] The name Parlia is derived from the Old English word for negotiation, to "parley."[2] The project was founded by Turi Munthe and J. Paul Neeley. Turi Munthe previously founded Demotix, at the time the "world’s largest network of photojournalists" which sold to Corbis, a Bill Gates company, in 2013.[3] J. Paul Neeley previously founded Yossarian Lives.
Parlia is not a debate site, but looking to "showcasing all opinions in a calm, descriptive voice."[3] The ambition of Parlia is to build a "platform that could map all opinions about everything."[2]
History
The initial funding for development of the Parlia prototype came from a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Ideas and Pioneer Fund[4] and a Google Digital News Innovation Fund grant (DNI).[5] According to Google "The Digital News Innovation Fund (DNI Fund) is a European programme that's part of the Google News Initiative, an effort to help journalism thrive in the digital age."[6] The Google DNI grant was awarded on the fund's 4th round.[5]
Parlia is part of the Somerset House Exchange program, based in London, UK.[7]
References
- ↑ Munthe, Turi (2020-01-22). "Building an Atlas of Ideas". Medium. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- 1 2 "Turi Munthe". Alain Elkann Interviews. 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- 1 2 "Parli: building an encyclopaedia of opinion by Turi Munthe". www.oii.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ↑ "Grants Archive". Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- 1 2 "Argu - The argument map (Round 4)". Digital News Initiative. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ↑ "Digital News Innovation Fund (DNI Fund)". Digital News Initiative. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ↑ "About us - Parlia". parlia.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.