Armed Conflicts in Online News

This lecture covers a large-scale study of online news coverage in multiple languages focusing on armed conflicts, exploring research questions such as the extent of media coverage, the impact of conflict violence, and the level of reader information. The instructor presents challenges in detecting conflict mentions and building classifiers, along with analyzing media interest in various conflicts. The study reveals patterns of coverage across languages and the correlation between media attention and conflict severity, providing insights into the role of violence in media coverage.