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01.09.2013 | Original Article

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

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

Erschienen in: Social Network Analysis and Mining | Ausgabe 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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Metadaten
Titel
An examination of the relationship between international telecommunication networks, terrorism and global news coverage
verfasst von
George A. Barnett
Jeanette B. Ruiz
Jesse R. Hammond
Zhige Xin
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2013
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Social Network Analysis and Mining / Ausgabe 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1869-5450
Elektronische ISSN: 1869-5469
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13278-013-0117-9

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