Impact of New Media on the Dissemination of International News

Abstract

Nowadays, the world has become a global village. The links around the world constantly strengthen, and the dissemination of news increasingly tends to be international or transcultural. In the meantime, with the development of science and technology, new media emerge endlessly. In China, for example, the social media platform Sina Weibo as mobile new media, has sprung up and become one of the important forces in news communication in the local area, showing the advantages that traditional media such as newspapers or radios cannot match. Digital technology has had a profound impact on the way of the dissemination of news. For this article, the researchers conducted the analysis mainly on the impact of new media on the communication of international news. Based on three types of international news, it can be discovered that new media also have a certain impact during this process, including advantages and disadvantages. Overall, the researcher of this article aims to offer knowledge reference in the development of international news properly combined with new media technology in the context of globalization.