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http://dspace.cityu.edu.hk/handle/2031/7103| Title: | The structure of public expression and issue rise: participation heterogeneity, concentration, and timing in Internet forums |
| Authors: | Liang, Hai (梁海) |
| Department: | Department of Media and Communication |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2011 |
| Award: | Won the Third-place Prize of Top Student Paper in the Third Postgraduate Student Symposium of the Chinese Journalism and Communication Consortium (中華新聞傳播學術聯盟第三屆研究生學術研討會), 26-27 Nov 2011 hosted by Fudan University in Shanghai |
| Supervisor: | Prof. Jonathan Zhu |
| Type: | Article |
| Abstract: | The rise of public issues in Internet forums plays an important role in the formation of public opinion. This study investigates the structure of public expressions in the Internet forums, and aims to detect the structural characteristics of the successful rise of public issues. This study analyzed 110 threads with more than 3,000 posts that were collected from a famous Chinese Internet forum. The results suggest participation heterogeneity, concentration, and intensive replies at the early stage are associated with a higher probability of successful thread building. The model can explain 68.5% variance of the number of posts in the thread. The results imply that the structure of public expression is crucial for the rise of public issues. |
| Appears in Collections: | Student Works With External Awards |
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