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CSIS: The Age Of Mass Protests: Understanding An Escalating Global Trend

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) has published a new report titled "The Age of Mass Protests: Understanding…

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Media Coverage And Coronavirus Panic: What The Numbers Show

As the coronavirus has spread globally, fearful shoppers have stripped stores bare and caused a worldwide shortage of protective face…

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Visual Global Entity Graph 2.0: Missing CBS Weekend News Programs Added

When we originally released the Visual Global Entity Graph 2.0 we recommended limiting analyses to examining only Monday-Friday broadcasts due…

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News Coverage Of Aviation At Elevated Levels

Worldwide media coverage of aviation has increased sharply over the last two months as Coronavirus and other factors have confronted…

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Media Coverage Of Coronavirus Going Global

As the Coronavirus has spread, media outlets across the world have begun covering its local impact as citizens stock up…

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Visual Global Entity Graph 2.0: People Account For 70% Of Evening News Airtime

It turns out that unsurprisingly, human beings have been depicted in more than 70% of the total airtime of ABC,…

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Visual Global Entity Graph 2.0: All Videos Reprocessed Using V1 "Builtin/Latest" Model

The original release of the The Visual Global Entity Graph 2.0 on February 3, 2020 featured videos processed under two…

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New York Times: Which Democrats Are Leading the 2020 Presidential Race?

The New York Times' look at the 2020 Democratic field uses the TV Explorer to examine media coverage of the…

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A Quarter Of Worldwide Economic News Coverage Mentions Coronavirus Now

In a sobering reflection of the Coronavirus' impact on global markets, a quarter of worldwide news coverage mentioning "economy OR…

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A Third Of Coronavirus Coverage Is Now About Its Economic Impact

As Coronavirus mitigations and population panic set in, markets are feeling an increasing pressure. Up to a third of global…

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'Coronavirus' Versus 'Covid-19'

As the Coronavirus has continued its global spread, it has been given the formal name of "Covid-19". How often is…

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Trump Is Mentioned In 16-36% Of US Coronavirus Coverage

How much is Donald Trump being mentioned in domestic US news coverage of the Coronavirus outbreak? In terms of domestic…

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Mentions Of Masks Are Skyrocketing

Mentions of "mask OR masks OR n95" have been skyrocketing since late January, as can be seen in the timeline…

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Mentions Of 'Shortages' Are Sharply Elevated

Worldwide online news mentions of "shortage OR shortages" are sharply elevated from their levels over the past three years. Live…

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2020 Presidential Race Steamrolls Nearly All Else in TV Coverage

With the presidential race reaching a fever pitch among Democratic hopefuls, it may seem as if the news has become…

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BBVA: Monitoring Coronavirus Outbreak Using Big Data

BBVA's special report "Monitoring Coronavirus outbreak using Big Data" tracks the global reaction to the Coronavirus outbreak. Read The Full…

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Campaign 2020 Media Dashboard Adds Streamgraphs

The chaotic cacophony of the 2020 race means our Campaign 2020 Media Dashboard's timelines have become increasingly difficult to interpret,…

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'Panic Buying' Is Receiving The Most Media Attention Of The Last Three Years

The phrase "panic buying" is receiving a flurry of global media coverage in response to the growing Coronavirus epidemic. Even…

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WashPost: With Impeachment Over And Polls Sagging, Even Trump Is Not Talking About Biden Much Anymore

Philip Bump's latest look at the 2020 race. Read The Full Article.

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Twitter 'Misinformation' Demo App Stirs Free Speech Questions

Last week, NBC reported on a leaked internal demonstration app from Twitter showcasing one of the company’s ideas for fact-checking…

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Socialism Mentions Hit Record Highs On Television News

As Roger Macdonald points out, mentions of "socialism" are at record highs on television news, despite it being 8 years…

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A Global Golden Retriever Detector For Television News

There are more than 11,000 unique objects and activities in the Visual Global Entity Graph 2.0's more than 470 million…

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Using BigQuery To Surface The Dyadic Country Interactions Defining The Last 40 Years

What if, with a single SQL query, we could surface the most common dyadic relationships defining each year of the…

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A Timeline Of 40 Years Of Ukrainian Protest Intensity

Using the new modernized example Standard SQL queries we posted earlier today, what can we learn about the monthly protest…