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Social Network Analysis and Mining
Published in: Social Network Analysis and Mining 3/2013

01-09-2013 | Original Article

An examination of the relationship between international telecommunication networks, terrorism and global news coverage

Authors: George A. Barnett, Jeanette B. Ruiz, Jesse R. Hammond, Zhige Xin

Published in: Social Network Analysis and Mining | Issue 3/2013

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Abstract

This research examines the relationship between a country’s position in the international telecommunications (telephone and Internet) network and whether or not it is a state sponsor or a provider of sanctuary for terrorists. It also examines the structure of global news coverage of terrorism. A longitudinal analysis of international telephone calls and Internet traffic, as well as the news coverage among countries, identifies changes in the network structures, which provides an understanding of network dynamics and how they evolve alongside international relations. Changes in the co-occurrences of countries coverage in the international news network were examined to determine how the telecommunication and news coverage networks co-evolve.
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Metadata
Title
An examination of the relationship between international telecommunication networks, terrorism and global news coverage
Authors
George A. Barnett
Jeanette B. Ruiz
Jesse R. Hammond
Zhige Xin
Publication date
01-09-2013
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Social Network Analysis and Mining / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1869-5450
Electronic ISSN: 1869-5469
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13278-013-0117-9

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