Lest We Forget: A Dataset of Coronavirus-Related News Headlines in Swiss Media

TL;DR

This paper introduces a comprehensive dataset of over 10,000 Swiss media news headlines related to COVID-19, enabling analysis of media reactions and pandemic coverage for research and public understanding.

Contribution

The paper provides a new, publicly available dataset of Swiss COVID-19 news headlines, facilitating research on media response and pandemic information dissemination.

Findings

Dataset contains 10,000+ news links since January 2020

Enables analysis of Swiss media's COVID-19 coverage

Supports research on media influence during the pandemic

Abstract

We release our COVID-19 news dataset, containing more than 10,000 links to news articles related to the Coronavirus pandemic published in the Swiss media since early January 2020. This collection can prove beneficial in mining and analysis of the reaction of the Swiss media and the COVID-19 pandemic and extracting insightful information for further research. We hope this dataset helps researchers and the public deliver results that will help analyse the pandemic and potentially lead to a better understanding of the events.