ORIGIN AND WEIGHT OF NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS INDEXED ON GOOGLE NEWS: An exploration of the editions from Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico

COBOS, TANIA LUCÍA

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ARTICLE • Braz. Journal. Res. 17 (1) • Jan-Apr 2021 • https://doi.org/10.25200/BJR.v17n1.2021.1331 copy

ORIGIN AND WEIGHT OF NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS INDEXED ON GOOGLE NEWS: An exploration of the editions from Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico

ORIGEM E PESO DOS MEIOS DE COMUNICAÇÃO INDEXADOS NO GOOGLE NEWS. UMA ANÁLISE EXPLORATÓRIA DAS EDIÇÕES DO BRASIL, COLÔMBIA E MÉXICO

ORIGEN Y PESO DE LOS MEDIOS NOTICIOSOS INDEXADOS EN GOOGLE NEWS. UN ANÁLISIS EXPLORATORIO DE LAS EDICIONES DE BRASIL, COLOMBIA Y MÉXICO

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

ABSTRACT

Google News is a controversial news aggregation service owned by Google. By analyzing 3,738,375 news stories added in the Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico editions from January to March of 2015, 2,246 news media outlets were identified. In these editions, specific to their countries, large, popular, and traditional news media such as G1 (under Globo.com), Terra Brasil, El Universal, ElTiempo.com, and Caracol Radio had the highest rates of news aggregation in their respective country edition. This meant that they had greater visibility as well as a higher probability of receiving traffic from it, above the other indexed news media outlets.

Key words
Google News; Media outlets; News aggregators; Infomediation; Latin America

By edition	News media outlets	From Ibero-American countries	From Non-Ibero-American countries	Indeterminate origin
Brazil	839 (100%)	807 (96.1%)	32 (3.8%)	0 (0%)
Colombia	1,216 (100%)	1,083 (89%)	128 (10.5%)	5 (0.4%)
Mexico	1,259 (100%)	1,138 (90.3%)	116 (9.2%)	5 (0.3%)

Position	Country of origin	News media outlets	Captured news	One-off news
1	Brazil	675 (80.4%)	1,095,017 (88.9%)	191,670 (88.4%)
2	Portugal	132 (15.7%)	106,618 (8.6%)	20,685 (9.5%)
3	USA	7 (0.8%)	600 (0.05%)	113 (0.05%)
4	Angola	5 (0.6%)	1,155 (0.09%)	206 (0.09%)
5	Russia	3 (0.3%)	272 (0.02%)	75 (0.03%)
6	France	2 (0.2%)	693 (0.06%)	178 (0.08%)
7	UK	2 (0.2%)	20,687 (1.6%)	2,609 (1.2%)
8	Switzerland	2 (0.2%)	494 (0.04%)	158 (0.07%)
9	Germany	1 (0.1%)	2,099 (0.1%)	577 (0.2%)
10	China	1 (0.1%)	2,197 (0.1%)	295 (0.1%)
11	Ireland	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.0008%)	1 (0.0004%)
12	Italy	1 (0.1%)	34 (0.002%)	9 (0.004%)
13	Japan	1 (0.1%)	26 (0.002%)	7 (0.003%)
14	Luxembourg	1 (0.1%)	63 (0.01%)	18 (0.008%)
15	Macau	1 (0.1%)	23 (0.001%)	7 (0.003%)
16	Mozambique	1 (0.1%)	418 (0.03%)	99 (0.04%)
17	Netherlands	1 (0.1%)	36 (0%)	3 (0.001%)
18	São Tomé and Príncipe	1 (0.1%)	23 (0.002%)	5 (0.002%)
19	Vatican	1 (0.1%)	83 (0.006%)	22 (0.01%)
	TOTAL	839 (100%)	1,230,539 (100%)	216,737 (100%)

Position	Country of origin	News media outlets	Captured news	One-off news
1	Mexico	340 (27.9%)	108,446 (8.8%)	23,884 (13.6%)
2	Argentina	244 (20%)	63,175 (5.1%)	14,461 (8.2%)
3	Colombia	111 (9.1%)	770,663 (63%)	74,240 (42.3%)
4	USA	80 (6.5%)	34,136 (2.7%)	7,205 (4.1%)
5	Peru	60 (4.9%)	54,842 (4.4%)	12,609 (7.1%)
6	Chile	54 (4.4%)	9,388 (0.7%)	2,571 (1.4%)
7	Venezuela	54 (4.4%)	52,943 (4.3%)	11,741 (6.6%)
8	Cuba	35 (2.8%)	18,237 (1.4%)	3,405 (1.9%)
9	Spain	30 (2.4%)	5,762 (0.4%)	1,693 (0.9%)
10	Bolivia	24 (1.9%)	11,532 (0.9%)	2,587 (1.4%)
11	Dominican Republic	21 (1.7%)	1,510 (0.1%)	272 (0.1%)
12	Uruguay	20 (1.6%)	6,029 (0.4%)	1,536 (0.8%)
13	Ecuador	19 (1.5%)	12,326 (1%)	2,563 (1.4%)
14	Panama	13 (1%)	3,689 (0.3%)	789 (0.4%)
15	Paraguay	13 (1%)	6,005 (0.4%)	1,409 (0.8%)
16	Costa Rica	11 (0.9%)	8,328 (0.6%)	1,629 (0.9%)
17	El Salvador	9 (0.7%)	2,930 (0.2%)	724 (0.4%)
18	Guatemala	8 (0.6%)	2,444 (0.1%)	701 (0.3%)
19	UK	8 (0.6%)	6,754 (0.5%)	1,283 (0.7%)
20	Honduras	7 (0.5%)	12,076 (0.9%)	3,139 (1.7%)
21	Italy	6 (0.4%)	1,656 (0.1%)	416 (0.2%)
22	France	5 (0.4%)	2,728 (0.2%)	707 (0.4%)
23	Puerto Rico	5 (0.4%)	1,210 (0.09%)	239 (0.1%)
24	China	4 (0.03%)	8,215 (0.6%)	1,530 (0.8%)
25	Nicaragua	4 (0.03%)	3,427 (0.2%)	922 (0.5%)
26	India	3 (0.02%)	5 (0.0004%)	3 (0.001%)
27	Switzerland	3 (0.02%)	2,745 (0.2%)	759 (0.4%)
28	Australia	2 (0.01%)	3 (0.0002%)	2 (0.001%)
29	Canada	2 (0.01%)	56 (0.004%)	11 (0.006%)
30	Pakistan	2 (0.01%)	2 (0.0001%)	2 (0.001%)
31	Singapore	2 (0.01%)	2 (0.0001%)	2 (0.001%)
32	Germany	1 (0.08%)	511 (0.04%)	125 (0.07%)
33	Belgium	1 (0.08%)	16 (0.001%)	2 (0.001%)
34	Brazil	1 (0.08%)	22 (0.001%)	2 (0.001%)
35	South Korea	1 (0.08%)	63 (0.005%)	22 (0.01%)
36	Greece	1 (0.08%)	9 (0.0007%)	3 (0.001%)
37	Iran	1 (0.08%)	604 (0.04%)	173 (0.09%)
38	Israel	1 (0.08%)	40 (0.003%)	12 (0.006%)
39	Japan	1 (0.08%)	50 (0.004%)	2 (0.001%)
40	New Zealand	1 (0.08%)	3 (0.0002%)	1 (0.0005%)
41	Czech Republic	1 (0.08%)	12 (0.0009%)	4 (0.002%)
42	Russia	1 (0.08%)	410 (0.03%)	115 (0.06%)
43	Vietnam	1 (0.08%)	121 (0.009%)	29 (0.01%)
	Indeterminate origin	5 (0.4%)	9,195 (0.7%)	1,978 (1.1%)

	TOTAL	1,216 (100%)	1,222,320 (100%)	175,502 (100%)

Position	Country of origin	News media outlets	Captured news	One-off news
1	Mexico	460 (36.5%)	1,007,605 (78.3%)	192,381 (70.7%)
2	Argentina	245 (19.4%)	46,729 (3.6%)	12,585 (4.6%)
3	USA	83 (6.5%)	43,399 (3.3%)	10,485 (3.8%)
4	Colombia	68 (5.4%)	28,851 (2.2%)	10,237 (3.7%)
5	Chile	53 (4.2%)	6,345 (0.4%)	2,185 (0.8%)
6	Peru	50 (3.9%)	34,829 (2.7%)	10,229 (3.7%)
7	Venezuela	47 (3.7%)	30,436 (2.3%)	9,055 (3.3%)
8	Cuba	34 (2.7%)	11,928 (0.9%)	2,979 (1%)
9	Spain	29 (2.3%)	3,822 (0.2%)	1,177 (0.4%)
10	Bolivia	22 (1.7%)	7,926 (0.6%)	2,054 (0.7%)
11	Uruguay	21 (1.6%)	5,243 (0.4%)	1,484 (0.5%)
12	Ecuador	18 (1.4%)	6,234 (0.4%)	1,766 (0.6%)
13	Dominican Republic	18 (1.4%)	523 (0.04%)	187 (0.06%)
14	Panama	15 (1.1%)	1,160 (0.09%)	504 (0.1%)
15	Paraguay	12 (0.9%)	3,849 (0.2%)	1,159 (0.4%)
16	Costa Rica	11 (0.8%)	6,584 (0.5%)	1,612 (0.5%)
17	El Salvador	10 (0.7%)	2,075 (0.1%)	681 (0.2%)
18	Guatemala	7 (0.5%)	1,914 (0.1%)	637 (0.2%)
19	Honduras	7 (0.5%)	10,746 (0.8%)	3,417 (1.2%)
20	Italy	6 (0.4%)	1,456 (0.1%)	433 (0.1%)
21	Nicaragua	5 (0.3%)	1,897 (0.1%)	609 (0.2%)
22	Puerto Rico	5 (0.3%)	821 (0.06%)	291 (0.1%)
23	UK	5 (0.3%)	2,433 (0.1%)	847 (0.3%)
24	China	4 (0.3%)	6,366 (0.4%)	1,474 (0.5%)
25	France	4 (0.3%)	2,319 (0.1%)	645 (0.2%)
26	Switzerland	3 (0.2%)	562 (0.04%)	261 (0.09%)
27	Canada	2 (0.1%)	55 (0.004%)	13 (0.004%)
28	Germany	1 (0.07%)	336 (0.02%)	115 (0.04%)
29	Brazil	1 (0.07%)	1 (0.00007%)	1 (0.0003%)
30	South Korea	1 (0.07%)	51 (0.003%)	17 (0.006%)
31	Iran	1 (0.07%)	535 (0.04%)	173 (0.06%)
32	Israel	1 (0.07%)	23 (0.001%)	10 (0.003%)
33	Japan	1 (0.07%)	23 (0.001%)	1 (0.0003%)
34	Czech Republic	1 (0.07%)	5 (0.0003%)	2 (0.0007%)
35	Russia	1 (0.07%)	403 (0.03%)	130 (0.04%)
36	Vietnam	1 (0.07%)	82 (0.006%)	29 (0.01%)
37	Luxembourg	1 (0.07%)	17 (0.001%)	1 (0.0003%)
	Indeterminate origin	5 (0.3%)	7,933 (0.6%)	2,224 (0.8%)
	TOTAL	1,259 (100%)	1,285,516 (100%)	272,090 (100%)

Range of captured news	Percen-tages of captured news	Number of news media outlets	Percen-tage change rate	Group	News media outlets in the range
More than 100,001	8.32%	1	8.32	Very high visibility	G1^* * Under Globo.com
				Very high visibility	G1^* * Under Globo.com
70,001 – 75,000	5.88%	1	5.88	High visibility	Terra Brasil
				High visibility	Terra Brasil
35,001 – 40,000	2.84%	1	2.84	Inter-mediate visibility	Jornal do Brasil, EXAME.com, Diário do Grande ABC

25,001 – 30,000	4.36%	2	2.18
				Low visibility	veja.com, Paraná-Online, Boa Informação, R7, globoesporte.com, Correio da Bahia, Correio do Estado, Público.pt
15,001 – 20,000	10.97%	8	1.37	Low visibility
10,001 – 15,000	17.06%	18	0.94	Very low visibility	Others
5,001 – 10,000	11.84%	22	0.53
^ he 0 value corresponds to Diário Catarinense, Diário Gaúcho and Zero Hora 0 – 5,000	38.69%	786	0.04
1,230,540	100%	839

Range of captured news	Percen-tages of captured news	Number of news media outlets	Percen-tage change rate	Group	News media outlets within the range
85,001 – 90,000	7.3%	1	7.34	Very high visibility	ElTiempo.com
				Very high visibility	ElTiempo.com
75,001 – 80,000	12.7%	2	6.35	High visibility	Caracol Radio, ElEspectador.com
				High visibility	Caracol Radio, ElEspectador.com
55,001 – 60,000	4.7%	1	4.75	Interme-diate visibility	El Colombiano, Radio Santa Fe, Vanguardia Liberal
50,001 – 55,000	4.1%	1	4.10

40,001 – 45,000	3.2%	1	3.29
				Low visibility	Pulzo, El Universal – Colombia, l Heraldo (Colombia), Terra Colombia, Semana.com, RCN Radio (Comunicado de prensa) (blog), W Radio, El Universal, Entorno-Inteligente, LaRepública.com.co, Terra Perú, El País – Cali Colombia, Portafolio.co, Blu Radio, Prensa Latina
25,001 – 30,000	11.6%	5	2.33
20,001 – 25,000	1.6%	1	1.67
15,001 – 20,000	12.4%	9	1.38
10,001 – 15,000	4.6%	5	0.93	Very low visibility	Others
5,001 –10,000	11.9%	22	0.54
^* * The value 0 corresponds to elEconomista.es 0 – 5,000	25.3%	1,168	0.02
1,222,320	100%	1,216

Range of captured news	Percen-tage of captured news	Number of news media outlets	Percen-tage change rate	Group	News media outlets within the range
80,001 – 85,000	6.5%	1	6.55	Very high visibility	El Universal
				Very high visibility	El Universal
45,001 –50,000	3.8%	1	3.82	High visibility	Vanguardia.com.mx, Milenio.com, Diario Digital Juárez, RadioFórmula
40,001 – 45,000	7.0%	2	3.50
35,001 – 40,000	3.0%	1	3.04
30,001 – 35,000	7.3%	3	2.44	Interme-diate visibility	El Economista, El Diario de Yucatán, Terra México, El Financiero, La Crónica de Hoy
25,001 – 30,000	4.2%	2	2.12	Interme-diate visibility
20,001 – 25,000	5.4%	3	1.82	Low visibility	Excélsior, Noticieros Televisa, Informador.com.mx, El Siglo de Torreón, Univisión, La Jornada en linea
15,001 – 20,000	3.9%	3	1.31	Low visibility
10,001 – 15,000	2.5%	3	0.84	Very low visibility	Others
5,001 – 10,000	21.3%	38	0.56
^* * The 0 value corresponds to elEconomista.es 0 – 5,000	34.7%	1,202	0.02
1,285,516	100%	1,259

Range of one-off news	Percen-tages of one-off news	Number of one-off news items	Percen-tage change rate	Group	News media outlets within the range
More than 10,001	12.1%	2	6.07	Big suppliers	Terra Brasil, G1^* ** The 0 value corresponds to Diário Catarinense, Diário Gaúcho and Zero Hora
				Medium suppliers	Jornal do Brasil, Diário do Grande ABC
6,001 –7,000	6.0%	2	3.02	Medium suppliers	Jornal do Brasil, Diário do Grande ABC
5,001 – 6,000	2.4%	1	2.46	Small suppliers	R7, Paraná-Online, EXAME.com, globoesporte.com, DCI, Reuters Brasil
4,001 – 5,000	4.4%	2	2.20
3,001 – 4,000	4.9%	3	1.64
2,001 – 3,000	13.7%	12	1.14	Microsuppliers	Others
1,001 – 2,000	15.9%	25	0.63
^** * The 0 value corresponds to elEconomista.es 0 – 1,000	40.2%	792	0.05
216,737	100%	839

Range of one-off news	Percen-tages of one-off news	Number of one-off news items	Perce-ntage change rate	Group	News media outlets within the range
9,001 – 10,000	5.2%	1	5.29	Big suppliers	Caracol Radio, ElTiempo.com
8,001 – 9,000	4.8%	1	4.88	Big suppliers	Caracol Radio, ElTiempo.com
6,001 – 7,000	3.6%	1	3.65	Medium suppliers	ElEspectador.com, El Colombiano, Terra Colombia
5,001 – 6,000	6.2%	2	3.11	Medium suppliers	ElEspectador.com, El Colombiano, Terra Colombia
4,001 – 5,000	2.4%	1	2.41	Small suppliers	Terra Perú, EntornoInteligente, Vanguardia Liberal, El Universal
3,001 – 4,000	5.8%	3	1.96	Small suppliers
2,001 – 3,000	11.9%	8	1.49	Micro suppliers	Others
1,001 – 2,000	19.2%	23	0.83
^* * The 0 value corresponds to elEconomista.es 0 – 1,000	40.3%	1,176	0.03
175,502	100%	1,216

Range of one-off news	Percen-tage of one-off news	Number of news media outlets	Percen-tage change rate	Group	News media outlets within the range
More than 10,001	4.8%	1	4.89	Big suppliers	El Universal
9,001 – 10,000	3.3%	1	3.33	Medium suppliers	Radio Fórmula, Diario Digital Juárez, Milenio.com, Terra México, Vanguardia.com.mx
8,001 – 9,000	6.1%	2	3.08
7,001 – 8,000	2.5%	1	2.57
6,001 – 7,000	2.4%	1	2.45
5,001 – 6,000	3.7%	2	1.87	Small suppliers	El Economista, El Diario de Yucatán, Excélsior, Informador.com.mx, La Crónica de Hoy, El Financiero, Noticieros Televisa, El Siglo de Torreón, Terra Perú, La Jornada en linea
4,001 – 5,000	6.4%	4	1.61
3,001 – 4,000	4.9%	4	1.24
2,001 – 3,000	6.1%	7	0.87	Micro suppliers	Others
1,001 – 2,000	21.3%	40	0.53
^* * The 0 value corresponds to elEconomista.es 0 – 1,000	37.9%	1,196	0.03
272,090	100%	1,259

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[1] TANIA LUCÍA COBOS. Lecturer and researcher at the Social Communication program of the Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). She is a PhD in Communication and Journalism from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain) and MsC in Sciences Communication from the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico). She researches about digital journalism, digital communication, audience reception, and Japanese animation. E-mail: tcobos@utb.edu.co, blog: http://tanialu.co and Twitter: @TaniaLu.