Triple
T594028
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ricketts family |
E17338
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquiredFrom |
P2848
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tribune Company
Tribune Company was a major American media conglomerate best known for owning prominent newspapers like the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, as well as various television stations.
|
E74431
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Tribune Company | Statement: [Ricketts family, acquiredFrom, Tribune Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tribune Company Context triple: [Ricketts family, acquiredFrom, Tribune Company]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
News Corporation
News Corporation was a global media conglomerate founded and led by Rupert Murdoch, encompassing major newspaper, television, film, and publishing assets before its 2013 split into separate publishing and entertainment companies.
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D.
Liberty Media
Liberty Media is an American mass media company that owns a diverse portfolio of entertainment, sports, and communications businesses.
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E.
Allen Media Group
Allen Media Group is a media conglomerate founded by Byron Allen that owns and operates a wide portfolio of television networks, film and TV production companies, and digital media properties.
- 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: Tribune Company Triple: [Ricketts family, acquiredFrom, Tribune Company]
Generated description
Tribune Company was a major American media conglomerate best known for owning prominent newspapers like the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, as well as various television stations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tribune Company Target entity description: Tribune Company was a major American media conglomerate best known for owning prominent newspapers like the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, as well as various television stations.
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A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
News Corporation
News Corporation was a global media conglomerate founded and led by Rupert Murdoch, encompassing major newspaper, television, film, and publishing assets before its 2013 split into separate publishing and entertainment companies.
-
D.
Liberty Media
Liberty Media is an American mass media company that owns a diverse portfolio of entertainment, sports, and communications businesses.
-
E.
Allen Media Group
Allen Media Group is a media conglomerate founded by Byron Allen that owns and operates a wide portfolio of television networks, film and TV production companies, and digital media properties.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: acquiredFrom Context triple: [Ricketts family, acquiredFrom, Tribune Company]
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A.
purchasedFrom
chosen
Indicates that one entity bought or acquired something from another entity as the seller or source.
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B.
acquisitionType
Indicates the specific kind or category of acquisition relationship that exists between entities (such as a company buying another company, assets, or a controlling stake).
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C.
acquisition
Indicates the act or relationship in which one entity obtains ownership or control of another entity, asset, or resource.
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D.
commissionedFrom
Indicates that one entity formally requested, authorized, or ordered the creation or production of something from another entity.
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E.
acquiredByCity
Indicates that something (such as property, assets, or an organization) has been obtained or taken ownership of by a city.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a49379d09c8190ac7e00b24e2810b1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49bd15c5881909b59ed4c88687e7b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a518c61744819090ccc037d61a61b1 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 4:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5197869fc8190b3e11f46f4eea7b9 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a519e6319c81908d49076dfe2cd963 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:02 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a494cd7d3c8190af008acf34a2293b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.