Triple
T3521526
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tribune Company |
E74431
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquired |
P2511
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Times Mirror Company
Times Mirror Company was a major American media conglomerate best known as the longtime publisher of the Los Angeles Times and other newspapers before its acquisition by Tribune Company.
|
E364293
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Times Mirror Company | Statement: [Tribune Company, acquired, Times Mirror Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Times Mirror Company Context triple: [Tribune Company, acquired, Times Mirror Company]
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A.
McClatchy Company
McClatchy Company is a major American newspaper publishing firm that owns numerous regional daily papers and digital news outlets across the United States.
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B.
Hearst Communications
Hearst Communications is a major American mass media and business information conglomerate with interests in television, cable networks, magazines, newspapers, and digital media.
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C.
The Washington Post Company
The Washington Post Company was a major American media conglomerate best known for owning and publishing the influential newspaper The Washington Post before restructuring as Graham Holdings Company.
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D.
The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is a major American media organization best known as the parent company and publisher of the influential daily newspaper The New York Times, along with various digital news and media properties.
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E.
Press Holdings Media Group
Press Holdings Media Group is a British media company best known for owning and publishing influential conservative-leaning titles such as The Spectator.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Times Mirror Company Triple: [Tribune Company, acquired, Times Mirror Company]
Generated description
Times Mirror Company was a major American media conglomerate best known as the longtime publisher of the Los Angeles Times and other newspapers before its acquisition by Tribune Company.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Times Mirror Company Target entity description: Times Mirror Company was a major American media conglomerate best known as the longtime publisher of the Los Angeles Times and other newspapers before its acquisition by Tribune Company.
-
A.
McClatchy Company
McClatchy Company is a major American newspaper publishing firm that owns numerous regional daily papers and digital news outlets across the United States.
-
B.
Hearst Communications
Hearst Communications is a major American mass media and business information conglomerate with interests in television, cable networks, magazines, newspapers, and digital media.
-
C.
The Washington Post Company
The Washington Post Company was a major American media conglomerate best known for owning and publishing the influential newspaper The Washington Post before restructuring as Graham Holdings Company.
-
D.
The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is a major American media organization best known as the parent company and publisher of the influential daily newspaper The New York Times, along with various digital news and media properties.
-
E.
Press Holdings Media Group
Press Holdings Media Group is a British media company best known for owning and publishing influential conservative-leaning titles such as The Spectator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ad85d0c5488190a3d8e02ebd01a1aa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbc4c6ac8819096e9c773f3cccbfb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b37e87c7948190901d98f34e3987eb |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b37f13d5e881908eaa05b11e493e8b |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b37f703ff081908a9aa3588da52d76 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:19 p.m.