@misc{10481/79302,
year = {2022},
month = {11},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/79302},
abstract = {Telegram, an Industry 4.0 style communication service, is one of the world’s most widespread
communication platforms. The availability of channels and bots has opened as a broadcast channel
for any media outlet. We asked the following questions: Do media outlets from Spain use Telegram
channels? Which media outlets? Are they verified? What is their volume of subscribers? Can this
information be used to rank media outlets? We identified many media channels and data were
collected from each one. We present the results in a ranking. Forty-two media based in Spain have
Telegram channels, 26 of which are ranked in the directory. Less than half of these channels are
verified by the platform, and only three are linked to their website. This lack of verification could lead
to the proliferation of fake channels. The article ends with a series of recommendations for channel
managers to make it easier for the end user to identify and verify each media outlet.},
organization = {Spanish Government	RTI2018-098966-B-I00},
organization = {Andalusian PAIDI program	SEJ036},
publisher = {MDPI},
title = {Telegram Channels and Bots: A Ranking of Media Outlets Based in Spain},
doi = {10.3390/soc12060164},
author = {Herrero Solana, Víctor and Castro Castro, Carlos},
}