Charter
# Charter: Ebola attention spike — assemble the public record ## What success looks like (record-attribution only) - Produce a **time-aligned timeline** that places: - official epidemiological reporting (cases/deaths/locations/risk assessments) alongside - attention indicators (search interest and news volume) so readers can see what public records indicate about **whether attention is tracking, leading, or lagging** official outbreak metrics. - Identify the **specific, time-stamped trigger items** (official announcements, advisories, suspected/confirmed case reports, policy measures, major media packages) that coincide with inflection points in attention, using archived copies where available. - Map **institutional funding and spending pathways** that public records associate with Ebola preparedness/response and risk communication (WHO/UN system, major donors, and selected national governments), including where records only support aggregation (e.g., “health security” or “emerging diseases” buckets). - Compile a **beneficiary/financial-exposure register** grounded in filings and award notices that indicates which registered entities (public companies, contractors, NGOs) appear financially exposed to Ebola-related products/services during the spike period. - Document **who funded messaging** (to the extent public records disclose funders/sponsors) through procurement files, grants databases, and ad transparency libraries—without attributing intent beyond what records state. ## Boundaries / non-goals - Do **not** claim to measure “appropriate” public fear; present **comparative curves and official risk language** and let the record speak. - Do **not** infer hidden motives; treat correlations as correlations unless a public record (e.g., budget note, contract scope, sponsor disclosure) indicates otherwise. - Do **not** target private individuals; focus on public agencies, registered entities, and already-public figures acting in official/organizational capacities. ## Key outputs - A public timeline, annotated with citations. - A funding-and-procurement map with source links. - A short methods note explaining limits (data lag, aggregation, ad-library gaps).
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