TY - JOUR
T1 - The flow of digital news in a network of sources, authorities, and hubs
AU - Weber, Matthew S.
AU - Monge, Peter
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - This article presents an analysis of the flow of information in a network of online news sites. Social network theory and research on hyperlinked networks of Web pages are used to develop a model of information flow among Web sites. Kleinberg's authority-hub model is extended by introducing sources of information in the network. Significant support was found for a Source-Authority-Hub model, which shows the source, directionality, routing, and destination of news information flow through a network of authorities and hubs. This model demonstrates the ability of key Web sites to control the flow of news and information. Applications of the model to over-time data have the potential to predict future changes in the online news industry.
AB - This article presents an analysis of the flow of information in a network of online news sites. Social network theory and research on hyperlinked networks of Web pages are used to develop a model of information flow among Web sites. Kleinberg's authority-hub model is extended by introducing sources of information in the network. Significant support was found for a Source-Authority-Hub model, which shows the source, directionality, routing, and destination of news information flow through a network of authorities and hubs. This model demonstrates the ability of key Web sites to control the flow of news and information. Applications of the model to over-time data have the potential to predict future changes in the online news industry.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01596.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01596.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:83155176246
SN - 0021-9916
VL - 61
SP - 1062
EP - 1081
JO - Journal of Communication
JF - Journal of Communication
IS - 6
ER -
