{"data":[{"slug":"global-2026-08-03","scope":"global","date":"2026-08-03","headline":"Global Risk Briefing, August 3, 2026: coverage of Sudan Civil War is surging","bodyMd":"## Analytical Briefing: Media Coverage Trends - August 3, 2026\n\nThis briefing provides an analytical overview of media coverage trends as of August 3, 2026, based on data tracking 42 topics and 197 countries. Data is available for 39 topics.\n\n## Surging Topics\n\nThree topics are identified as surging in media coverage. The topic with the highest Z-score is [Sudan Civil War](https://geotone.news/topics/sudan-civil-war) at 9.3, with a volume of 0.013. [Critical Minerals](https://geotone.news/topics/critical-minerals) is surging with a Z-score of 3.7 and a volume of 0.048. [Elections Watch](https://geotone.news/topics/elections) also shows a surge, with a Z-score of 2.1 and a volume of 0.026.\n\n## Movers: Week-over-Week Changes\n\nFive topics experienced significant week-over-week increases in coverage. [Migration & Borders](https://geotone.news/topics/migration) rose by 3770.9%. [Israel–Gaza](https://geotone.news/topics/israel-gaza) coverage rose by 317.2%. [Elections Watch](https://geotone.news/topics/elections) rose by 295.0%. [Israel–Iran Confrontation](https://geotone.news/topics/israel-iran) rose by 282.9%. [Ethiopia Conflict](https://geotone.news/topics/ethiopia-conflict) coverage rose by 134.4%.\n\n## Most Covered Topics\n\nThe most covered topic is [Iran War & Succession](https://geotone.news/topics/iran-war-succession), with a volume of 0.179. [Israel–Gaza](https://geotone.news/topics/israel-gaza) is the second most covered, at 0.092. [Terrorism](https://geotone.news/topics/terrorism) has a coverage volume of 0.061. [Critical Minerals](https://geotone.news/topics/critical-minerals) and [Energy Security](https://geotone.news/topics/energy-security) both have a coverage volume of 0.048.\n\n## Countries with Darkest Media Tone\n\nThe countries with the most negative media tone are [Eswatini](https://geotone.news/countries/sz) at -7.19, [Sudan](https://geotone.news/countries/sd) at -5.85, and [Liechtenstein](https://geotone.news/countries/li) at -5.71. [Marshall Islands](https://geotone.news/countries/mh) has a tone of -5.02, and [Afghanistan](https://geotone.news/countries/af) has a tone of -4.99.","generator":"llm","publishedAt":"2026-08-03T07:15:57.521Z"}],"meta":{"license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Geotone / GDELT","source":"https://geotone.news","docs":"https://geotone.news/api-docs","generated":"2026-08-20T05:24:42.264Z"}}