Analysis
How the world is being reported right now – from the stories on this site424stories in period
21 %positive stories
60 %negative stories
-0.29Avg. mood (−1 to +1)
NegativeNeutralPositive
Mood trend
Average tone of rated stories per day: above 0 positive news dominates, below 0 negative.
Mood by section
Share of negative, neutral and positive stories, sorted from most positive to most negative. Sections with at least 3 rated stories.
Science
+0.20 · 4 stories
Politics
+0.20 · 4 stories
Technology
-0.10 · 19 stories
Economy
-0.17 · 32 stories
Health
-0.18 · 4 stories
Environment
-0.24 · 14 stories
Culture
-0.30 · 8 stories
World
-0.34 · 216 stories
Mood per day
Number of rated stories per publishing day, by tone.
Most used words
In how many stories a word appears in the headline or teaser.
Words in negative stories
Share of stories containing this word that have this tone (at least 4 stories).
Words in positive stories
Share of stories containing this word that have this tone (at least 4 stories).
Show as table
| Section | Negative | Neutral | Positive | Avg. mood (−1 to +1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0.20 |
| Politics | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0.20 |
| Technology | 9 | 4 | 6 | -0.10 |
| Economy | 17 | 5 | 10 | -0.17 |
| Health | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.18 |
| Environment | 9 | 1 | 4 | -0.24 |
| Culture | 4 | 3 | 1 | -0.30 |
| World | 139 | 41 | 36 | -0.34 |
Tone is estimated automatically by AI: it rates how the reported events are for the people affected, not the writing style. Based on 301 of 424 stories in the period. This shows how our sources report, not the world itself.