Analysis of information cascading and propagation barriers across distinctive news events

TL;DR

This study investigates how news about different societal events spreads across various barriers like language, geography, and politics, analyzing patterns and obstacles in the dissemination process.

Contribution

It introduces a methodology to analyze information cascading and propagation barriers across diverse news events, revealing factors influencing spread patterns.

Findings

Differences in spreading patterns across event types.

Identification of key barriers affecting news dissemination.

Insights into how event nature impacts propagation speed and reach.

Abstract

News reporting on events that occur in our society can have different styles and structures as well as different dynamics of news spreading over time. News publishers have the potential to spread their news and reach out to a large number of readers worldwide. In this paper we would like to understand how well they are doing it and which kind of obstacles the news may encounter when spreading. The news to be spread wider cross multiple barriers such as linguistic (the most evident one as they get published in other natural languages), economic, geographical, political, time zone, and cultural barriers. Observing potential differences between spreading of news on different events published by multiple publishers can bring insights into what may influence the differences in the spreading patterns. There are multiple reasons, possibly many hidden, influencing the speed and geographical spread of news. This paper studies information cascading and propagation barriers, applying the proposed methodology on three distinctive kinds of events: Global Warming, earthquakes, and FIFA World Cup.