To demonstrate how the new GDELT Full Text Search API can be used to track and understand rapidly-evolving breaking situations, the examples below show the output of the various API visualizations and outputs for the Christmas Eve tragedy in Nigeria where a gas plant exploded.

At the bottom of this post is a second example of the Zika outbreak in Brazil, showing the difference between the English and Native word cloud options.

Nigerian Gas Plant Explosion

Media Volume Timeline

Media Sentiment/Tone Timeline

English Word Cloud

Global Article List

Nigerian Press Coverage

Brazilian Zika Outbreak

English Translation Word Cloud

Native Language Word Cloud