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News pulse · Philadelphia

What is the news saying in Philadelphia?

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

Summary

The overall mood is wary: 47% of coverage reads negative. Recent attention shifted sharply toward immigration, accidents, the environment and public safety, while missing persons and employment lost share; business news still brought a fintech raise, bank appointments and store openings.

WATCH Watch whether constructive business activity begins to soften the city’s negative news tone.

Monthly volume

Sentiment mix

Positive

4,457

Mildly Negative

4,024

Mildly Positive

3,403

Negative

3,020

1,191Very Negative

589Very Positive

413Somewhat Positive

240None

Category mix

Sports

10.6K

Football

4,875

4,054Politics

2,969Business

2,815Crime

2,772Local News

1,698Entertainment

1,393Baseball

1,254Government

1,148Technology

1,101Health

1,095Education

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

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