Rescatemineros: Global Media Events in the Microblogging Age

Association of Internet Researchers, October 2011

14 Pages Posted: 23 Jan 2012

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Luca Rossi

IT University of Copenhagen

Matteo Magnani

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Barbara Iadarola

University of Bologna

Date Written: October 10, 2011

Abstract

Contemporary media events are experienced within the complex scenario of convergence media. Broadcasting channels and traditional mass media coexist with online digital news channels and with countless social media services. This paper describes how a global media event (the rescue operation of the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days between August and October 2010) can be observed through the communication occurred inside Twitter, the largest microblogging platform. The article proposes a data-driven methodology that, starting from a large data acquisition procedure, is used to investigate: a) what communication patterns emerged within the microblogging sites; and b) how relevant information is propagated through the microblogging network of users.

Keywords: Microblogging, social network analysis, Twitter, information propagation, media events

Suggested Citation

Rossi, Luca and Magnani, Matteo and Iadarola, Barbara, Rescatemineros: Global Media Events in the Microblogging Age (October 10, 2011). Association of Internet Researchers, October 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1989791

Luca Rossi (Contact Author)

IT University of Copenhagen ( email )

Denmark

Matteo Magnani

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

Barbara Iadarola

University of Bologna ( email )

Piazza Scaravilli 2
Bologna, 40100
Italy

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