Abstract
ChatGPT ignited a global AI media hype. Surprisingly, China ranks as the leading country in online searches for “ChatGPT,” despite the platform’s limited accessibility there. In this study, we explore how the ChatGPT media hype was produced within a framework of international information flow and the localization of a global issue. We employ computational methods to investigate the inter-media and intra-media dynamics shaping the ChatGPT media hype in China. We built four corpora composed of news and social media data discussing ChatGPT: Chinese news (N = 30,061), Chinese social media posts (N = 226,374), global English news (N = 71,457), and global social media posts (N = 807,508). Results indicate that the volume of discussions on ChatGPT on global news, global social media, and Chinese social media all significantly influence that on Chinese ChatGPT news. Chinese media exhibit distinct topical interests compared to global media. Analysis of Chinese ChatGPT news coverage revealed that market-driven media are the primary contributors, and often relied on a narrow range of identical sources and adopted various strategies to increase visibility and audience engagement. The implications of these findings were also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Digital Journalism |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 26 Mar 2025 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
User-Defined Keywords
- Chinese news media
- Media hype
- intermedia influence
- social media hype
- time-series modeling
- transnational information flow
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