# Spotting Information biases in Chinese and Western Media

## TL;DR

This paper investigates biases in Chinese and Western media by applying event detection to analyze overlaps and differences, revealing a bias of China towards Western interests, especially in celebrity coverage.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel application of event detection and tracking to compare media biases between Chinese and Western sources across traditional and social media.

## Key findings

- Chinese media show a bias towards Western topics.
- Differences are prominent in celebrity coverage.
- Media interest varies significantly between regions.

## Abstract

Newswire and Social Media are the major sources of information in our time. While the topical demographic of Western Media was subjects of studies in the past, less is known about Chinese Media. In this paper, we apply event detection and tracking technology to examine the information overlap and differences between Chinese and Western - Traditional Media and Social Media. Our experiments reveal a biased interest of China towards the West, which becomes particularly apparent when comparing the interest in celebrities.