Influence Networks
Who is shaping the story — and who is carrying it?
Behind every geopolitical story there is a network of actors — governments, agencies, media, NGOs, corporates and individuals — each playing a different role. Hizer builds live, evidence-backed networks of these actors and their relationships so you can see how influence actually flows.
What you get
Actors resolved, typed and scored
People, organizations, governments and media are detected in every article, resolved to canonical identities and classified by type — so the same actor stays the same actor everywhere.
Roles and relationships, not just mentions
For each story, actors are tagged by role — originator, amplifier, responder, mentioned — and by the relationships they have with one another (citing, supporting, opposing, coordinating).
Evidence-backed by default
Every relationship is traceable to the articles, quotes and events that support it — so analysts can audit the network, not just read it.
Where it earns its keep
Counter-influence and narrative defense
See who is originating narratives targeting your country, brand or institution, and who is amplifying them across regions.
Foreign policy and diplomatic analysis
Understand how governments, state media and aligned actors interact around specific issues — and how that structure shifts over time.
Corporate reputation and stakeholder mapping
Map the live ecosystem of actors shaping coverage of your company, industry or key issues — in every language and region that matters.
Your questions, answered
How are actors identified?
Actors are extracted from every article, normalized to canonical identities (so different spellings and translations collapse into the same entity) and classified by type — government, media, NGO, corporate, individual — for consistent reasoning.
What makes this a network and not just a list?
The system captures relationships between actors — who mentions, supports, opposes or coordinates with whom, around which narrative — not just which articles they appear in. That turns a list of mentions into a live graph of influence.
How do you handle the long tail of actors?
Coverage spans 235,000+ sources and 135 languages, so the network extends far beyond the usual high-profile actors to include regional media, local NGOs, industry bodies and other voices that matter on the ground.
Can we drill into the evidence?
Yes. Every node and every relationship can be expanded into the articles, quotes and events behind it — so nothing in the network is a black box.