What is the news saying in Chicago?

Volume, tone and category mix of news attention on Chicago.

Summary

The mood is bruised and suddenly more incident-driven. Some 40% of coverage reads negative, while attention to disasters and emergencies rose 350% and corruption rose 296% in the latest period; employment and infrastructure also gained attention, keeping the picture from becoming uniformly bleak.

WATCH Watch whether the surge in accidents, emergencies and corruption becomes sustained or quickly recedes.

Monthly volume

Sentiment mix

Positive

9,973

Mildly Negative

5,664

Mildly Positive

5,449

Negative

5,081

1,740Very Negative

1,131Somewhat Positive

1,044Very Positive

479None

Category mix

Sports

10.5K

Business

8,773

Politics

7,080

Crime

4,697

4,525Local News

3,942Football

3,886Entertainment

3,015Technology

2,737Finance

2,416Baseball

2,109Real Estate

1,973Health

from location-tagged news · sentiment skew is a property of news, not the city

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