Digging into Digg: genres of online news

Authors:
Luanne Freund;Justyna Berzowska;Jennifer Lee;Kevin Read;Heidi Schiller
Affiliations:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia;University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia;University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia;University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia;University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2011 iConference
Year:
2011

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Abstract

A better understanding of the types and forms of communication prevalent in the online news domain will support the design of systems able to retrieve content suited to individual needs. Genre analysis and classification are proposed as methods of studying online news content. We present a research framework for ongoing work in this area.