Propagation of online news: Dynamic patterns

Author

Wang, Youzhong ; Zeng, Daniel ; Zheng, Xiaolong ; Wang, Feiyue

Author_Institution

Key Lab. of Complex Syst. & Intell. Sci., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing, China

fYear

2009

fDate

8-11 June 2009

Firstpage

257

Lastpage

259

Abstract

A large portion of online news articles and postings are not originally created but reprinted or re-posted from other online news sources or portals. In this paper, we analyze the dynamics of online news propagation, using a large collection of Chinese online news activity data. We characterize prominent features of online news diffusion and compare them against the spreading patterns of the epidemic. Several critical factors influencing the news propagation process are identified, including the centrality and selectivity of source portals, and event variability.

Keywords

portals; Chinese online news activity data; dynamic patterns; online news articles; online news diffusion; online news portals; online news propagation; online news sources; Automation; Complex networks; Context; Diffusion processes; Environmental factors; Intelligent systems; Laboratories; Portals; Production; Social network services; complex networks; online news propagation; social meida;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligence and Security Informatics, 2009. ISI '09. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4171-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4173-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISI.2009.5137321

Filename

5137321