| Tobacco Watcher Help: Sentinels | |
| Sentinels are estimated in real time by comparing observed volumes of news coverage with expected volumes of news coverage. The above image presents a simplification of the method from a single time series of news coverage. At present, sentinels are events where news coverage is two standard deviations greater than what was expected for a given country or subject. | |
| Tobacco Watcher Help: Articles Page | |
| Introduction | |
| The Articles Page in Tobacco Watcher allows you to explore the latest tobacco-related news collected from across the web. Articles are: | |
| Sorted by date, with the newest articles shown first. | |
| Automatically identified by subject, product focus, and location. | |
| Translated into English for non-English articles, with access to the original text. | |
| Keyword Search | |
| Use Tobacco Watcher’s powerful keyword search to find relevant articles: | |
| Combine terms using logical operators (e.g., AND, OR). | |
| Add wildcards (e.g., cig*) to broaden searches. | |
| Use quotes for exact matches. | |
| Search in the translated text or the original foreign language. | |
| Limit searches to: | |
| Title | |
| Opening text | |
| Full text | |
| Control duplicates: Choose whether to hide or display duplicate articles in search results. | |
| For more advanced search options, click the Advanced Search icon to the left of the search box. | |
| Search Results | |
| The Results section displays the number of articles matching your search criteria and filters: | |
| By default, duplicate articles are hidden, and only unique articles are shown. | |
| If duplicates are displayed, the full list of articles, including their duplicates, will appear. | |
| For hidden duplicates, a link is provided to view all versions of the article. | |
| Filters | |
| Popularity | |
| Filter for popular articles: | |
| These articles come from prominent sources and/or are widely discussed on social media. | |
| Popular articles are marked with a popularity icon ( ). | |
| Subject | |
| Articles are labeled based on key tobacco control topics, such as: | |
| Smoking bans, prevalence, cessation, advertising restrictions, and more. | |
| Product | |
| Filter articles by the primary tobacco product being discussed, such as: | |
| Cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, hookah, smokeless tobacco, and others. | |
| Location | |
| Filter articles based on their primary subject location: | |
| Choose from specific countries or regions. | |
| Start typing in the text box to select a location. | |
| Language | |
| Filter articles by their source language: | |
| Tobacco Watcher supports 16 languages. | |
| Articles are translated into English for convenience, with a link to view the original article in its source language. | |
| Timeframe | |
| Narrow results to a specific date range: | |
| Use the date drop-down menu or manually enter start and end dates. | |
| Additional Features | |
| Explore more tools from the Articles Page: | |
| Create an Alert: Go to the Alerts Page to set up email alerts based on your current search filters. | |
| Analyze Trends: Go to the Analyses Page to analyze time trends using the same filters. | |
| Article Box | |
| Each article is presented in a compact summary box with interactive features: | |
| Article Title | |
| The article box includes: | |
| The truncated title of the article. | |
| The source of the article (e.g., Reuters). | |
| Article Summary | |
| Summarized information includes: | |
| The subject of the article. | |
| The product focus (e.g., electronic cigarettes). | |
| The primary location. | |
| For articles with duplicates, the number of duplicate articles is shown under "Additional Coverage." | |
| Article Features | |
| View More: Learn more about the article, including additional coverage (exact duplicates) and related coverage (similar stories). | |
| Share: Send the article to colleagues. | |
| Feedback: Report errors in classification to help improve the system. | |
| Help & Support | |
| Look for the ? icons throughout the platform for additional tips and information. | |
| If you need further help, click "Help" in the top-right corner of the page to revisit this walkthrough. | |
| Summary | |
| With the Articles Page, you can: | |
| Search for relevant articles using advanced keyword tools. | |
| Apply filters for subjects, products, locations, languages, and timeframes. | |
| Review articles in a user-friendly format with summaries and interactive options. | |
| Use additional features like alerts and trend analyses to stay informed. | |
| For more assistance, contact us at [email protected]. | |