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Agenda-Setting influences News value. Activate to inspect this relation.Editing is part of Gatekeeping. Activate to inspect this relation.Gatekeeping causes Agenda-Setting. Activate to inspect this relation.Inverted Pyramid applies to Editing. Activate to inspect this relation.Journalism applies to Information. Activate to inspect this relation.Lede is part of Inverted Pyramid. Activate to inspect this relation.News value influences Gatekeeping. Activate to inspect this relation.News value is part of Journalism. Activate to inspect this relation.GatekeepingAgenda-SettingEditingNews valueInverted PyramidJournalismLedeInformation
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15 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Art History, Biology, Communication Science, Computer Science….

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  • A line with no arrow is a two-way relationship
  • Node colour marks the concept’s primary discipline
8 concepts8 relationships6 disciplines3 relation families

Gatekeeping

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At a glance

Gatekeeping is the process by which editors decide which stories reach the public.

Disciplines
Journalism
Role in the graph
Connector
Relationships
3 · 2 relation families

What am I looking at?

In this lens (15)

Bridge concepts (3)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Connoisseurship1
    Art History · connects to Attribution
  • Information1
    Biology, Communication Science, Computer Science, Information Theory · connects to Journalism
  • Provenance1
    Art History · connects to Attribution

Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 6 disciplines: Biology, Communication Science, Computer Science, Information Theory, Journalism, Media Studies.
  • Information is a bridge concept — viewed here through Biology, Communication Science, Computer Science, Information Theory.
  • The connections here span 3 relation families.

Relationships as a list

The focused concept’s relationships. Pick another concept in the graph above to update this list.

Explore through a different lens

A lens is a deterministic projection of the graph. Pick a discipline, thinking pattern or journey to reframe the whole view.

By discipline

ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

About this view

What this is

Start from one concept and expand outward. The view never shows everything at once — click a node to refocus, filter by relationship type, or switch to an accessible list.

One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

Focus a concept, or apply a lens (discipline, mental model, journey) to see only the threads that matter.