CrisisNews Dataset

Comprehensive dataset of social media crisis events and related articles

About This Dataset

This dataset contains a comprehensive collection of social media crisis events from 2004-2023, systematically categorized and annotated for research purposes. Our dataset includes both coded crisis events and raw article information, providing researchers with multiple perspectives on social media-related incidents.

Dataset 1: Social Media Crisis Dataset

Raw news articles about social media-related incidents with publication details and dates. Browse comprehensive article metadata.

Dataset 2: Annotated Dataset

Hand-coded social media crisis events with detailed stakeholder analysis, online problematic behavior classification, and outcome tracking. Filter by behavior type or stakeholder relationships.

Stakeholder Terminology Guide

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Our research uses specific terms to identify different types of stakeholders in social media crises. Understanding these categories is essential for interpreting the dataset:

Regular Individual
Individual Regular User
A single person using social media without significant influence or following. Typically represents everyday users, private individuals, or non-public figures.
Influential Individual
Individual Influential User
A single person with significant social media influence, such as celebrities, politicians, verified accounts, or public figures with large followings.
Regular Group
Multiple Regular Users
A group of regular users acting collectively, such as online communities, hashtag movements, or crowds of ordinary social media users.
Influential Group
Multiple Influential Users
A group of influential users acting together, such as coordinated campaigns by celebrities, politicians working together, or influential accounts acting in concert.
Social Media Platform
Social Media Platform
The social media platform itself as an entity, including platform policies, algorithmic decisions, content moderation actions, or official platform statements.

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Dataset 2 Classification & Filters

Problematic Behavior Categories: We have referred to the categories of Abuse types in TSPA: https://www.tspa.org/curriculum/ts-fundamentals/policy/abuse-types/

Giver Filter (Who caused the problem)

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Regular Individual
Influential Individual
Regular Group
Influential Group
Social Media Platform
All selected

Receiver Filter (Who was affected)

All
Regular Individual
Influential Individual
Regular Group
Influential Group
Social Media Platform
All selected
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