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The drivers of global news spreading patterns
Shayan Alipour1, Niccolò Di Marco2, Michele Avalle1
1Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Scientific Reports
|January 17, 2024
Summary
Global news spread is imbalanced, with a few "superspreaders" dominating the online agenda. Economic factors like GDP significantly influence how news travels worldwide, impacting global public opinion.
Area of Science:
- Network Science
- Computational Social Science
- Information Science
Background:
- The internet has revolutionized global information dissemination and news propagation.
- Understanding online news spreading patterns is crucial in the digital age.
Purpose of the Study:
- To reconstruct global news propagation connectivity patterns in 2022.
- To analyze the temporal dynamics of news dissemination across nations.
- To identify key drivers shaping the worldwide news agenda.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of a large-scale dataset (140 million news articles, 183 countries, 37,802 domains) from the GDELT database.
- Focus on sequential event mentions across countries to incorporate a temporal dimension.
- Application of a gravity model incorporating economic, geographical, and cultural factors to model country interactions.
Main Results:
- Significant imbalance observed in online news spreading dynamics.
- Identification of influential 'news superspreaders' forming a cohesive 'rich club'.
- Confirmation that countries' Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a primary driver of the global news agenda.
Conclusions:
- Online news dissemination is characterized by a concentrated influence from a few key players.
- Economic factors, particularly GDP, play a substantial role in shaping international news flow.
- The study provides insights into the mechanisms of global public opinion formation through news propagation.
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