Talk:Eduardo Viola

Hi, SourceWatch.

I have conducting independent research on the Latin American affiliations of the U.S. think tank industry from here in Brazil -- some in English, some in Portuguese.

I have been using a Web spider and Pajek -- a social network analysis tool -- to map some of these affiliations. I have data on civil society organizations, government agencies, and political parties, along with their supporting networks of "digital samizdat," running into the tens of thousands of URLS.

Cases in point:

• http://tupiwire.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/cato-and-the-millenium-institute-fear-and-loathing-in-old-sambodia/
• http://tupiwire.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/the-political-brazilian-brain-and-the-enemies-of-westen-civilization/

The Brazilian PR-advertising industry is a fascinating beast described by some local observers, aptly enough, as a "regulatory Wild West."

• http://obicho.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/obsdefontes.png

Above, a proposal for a SourceWatch in Portuguese. Please upload, Administrator.

I have suggested to Brazilian friends and colleagues that SourceWatch would be a good example to emulate. Brazil is lacking in such projects as FactCheck.org and OpenSecrets.org.

I would like to invite some of these Brazilian folks into your project. I am a New York-based translator and journalist. More info:

• http://www.boizebueditorial.com/portal