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Terrorism

Terrorism accounts for 0.003% of all global news coverage monitored by GDELT as of August 20, 2026 (1 matched articles/day). Coverage is down 12.2% week-over-week. The average tone of this coverage is -6.88 — strongly negative.

Coverage of terrorist attacks, plots, and counterterrorism operations worldwide.

Data updated: · refreshed every 2 hours from GDELT

Coverage share
0.003%
of monitored articles
Articles / day
1
matched by GDELT
Week over week
-12.2%
7-day mean vs prior
Average tone
-6.88
strongly negative

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Terrorism coverage volume: 91 days, latest 0.00% on 2026-08-200.001.02.0May 22Jun 7Jun 23Jul 9Jul 25Aug 10Aug 20

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Terrorism coverage tone: 91 days, latest tone -6.88 on 2026-08-20+100-10May 22Jun 7Jun 23Jul 9Jul 25Aug 10Aug 20

Emotional signature

Terrorism coverage anxiety density: 87 days, latest 14.76 on 2026-08-200.0025.050.0May 26Jun 10Jun 25Jul 10Jul 25Aug 9Aug 20

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 14.8 anxiety · 18.5 anger · 25.8 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

By language

  • English100.0%

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-08-20). Tone split: 100% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

Countries where Terrorism coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

Daily Wikipedia pageviews, Terrorism: 89 days, latest 767.00 on 2026-08-180.0010002000May 22Jun 6Jun 21Jul 6Jul 21Aug 5Aug 18

Daily human pageviews of the topic's English Wikipedia article (Wikimedia Analytics). Coverage measures what the press supplies; this measures what readers seek out. Week-over-week: coverage -12.2%, reader interest +4.5% — supply and demand are diverging.

Top recent articles

  1. Domestic Terrorism Bill targets brazen public violence — barbadostoday.bb
  2. Caucasian Knot | A resident of Kuban is accused of involvement with terrorists due to pro - Ukrainian graffiti . — eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu
  3. العراق يشارك بمراسم إحياء ذكرى تفجير مقر الأمم المتحدة بحضور غوتيريش — non14.net
  4. Extremist Convicted of Preparing Acts of Terrorism - American Renaissance — amren.com
  5. حين تتحول الرسائل المقلقة إلى تهديد للأمن : لا مكان لحاضنة الإرهاب – كتابات — kitabat.com
  6. Захарова заявила о соразмерном ответе России на атаки Киева — life.ru
  7. Terrorism charge laid against Halifax man in U.S. consulate bomb threat case — torontosun.com
  8. В регионе на антитеррористических учениях отработали освобождение заложников и атаку беспилотников — progorod76.ru
  9. ढाका यूनिवर्सिटी में चरमपंथी आसिफ अदनान का व्याख्यान , बांग्लादेश में सुरक्षा संकट गहराया - dhaka university extremist speaker sparks bangladesh security fears — jagran.com
  10. Belefáradtak a palesztinok a harcba , csökken a Hamász támogatottsága — nepszava.hu
  11. LTO : подозреваемого во взрывах на Северных потоках задержали в Хорватии — vesti.ru
  12. Bereaved families against Trump admin. meetings with Hamas: 'Fight terrorism, don't talk to it' — israelnationalnews.com
  13. Qaida offshoot behind Delhi blast tries to set up Bangladesh cells — tribuneindia.com
  14. Israelul construiește o spânzurătoare pentru condamnații pentru terorism , cu „ zone pentru spectatori — ziare.com
  15. Iran demands compensation from Ukraine over 'terrorist' attack on merchant ship — presstv.co.uk
  16. Tony Greenstein accused of encouraging Hamas support after October 7 attack — jpost.com
  17. AfD Leader Accuses German Authorities of Inaction After Terrorist Attack on Nord Streams — sputnikglobe.com
  18. Liderka AfD optužila nemačku vladu za pasivnost posle eksplozija na „ Severnom toku — novosti.rs
  19. دفاع : إحباط إدخال أزيد من 4 قناطير من الكيف وقرابة مليوني قرص مهلوس – الشروق أونلاين — echoroukonline.com
  20. В школах и детсадах России провели антитеррористические учения — life.ru
  21. Вход в метро « Кузьминки » в Москве оцепили из - за подозрительного предмета — vm.ru
  22. Scottish Reform MSP meets group run by senior member of terrorist paramilitary — thenational.scot
  23. Gaza attacks: Terrorist who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7 and group of Hamas operative — ynetnews.com
  24. خبرة التاريخ ودروسها .. استراتيجية عبدالناصر فى التعامل مع الإخوان بعد إعدام سيد قطب — dostor.org
  25. Bombshell : El - Sayed Birth Mother Helped Funnel Money to Taliban and Bin Laden ? — hotair.com
  26. В ФРГ обвинили власти в бездействии после теракта на Северных потоках — ria.ru
  27. Всероссийское антитеррористическое учение прошло в детсадах и школах — ria.ru
  28. Birmingham church bombing wasn't an isolated act of terrorism – there were dozens of attacks on Black houses of worship during the Civil Rights Movement | National — suncommercial.com
  29. Birmingham church bombing wasn't an isolated act of terrorism – there were dozens of attacks on Black houses of worship during the Civil Rights Movement | National News — themountainpress.com
  30. منير أديب : الإخوان أضروا بالدين والوطن ويصفون خصومهم بالكفار — dostor.org
  31. Borno: Four ISWAP fighters surrender, expose terrorist enclave — dailypost.ng
  32. Terrorist Attacks on Russian Infrastructure Cause Damage But no Critical Consequences — Putin — sputnikglobe.com
  33. Birmingham church bombing wasn't an isolated act of terrorism – there were dozens of attacks on Black houses of worship during the Civil Rights Movement | National — averyjournal.com
  34. Birmingham church bombing wasn't an isolated act of terrorism – there were dozens of attacks on Black houses of worship during the Civil Rights Movement | National — hometownregister.com
  35. Birmingham church bombing wasn't an isolated act of terrorism – there were dozens of attacks on Black houses of worship during the Civil Rights Movement | News — walkermn.com
  36. الجيش الإسرائيلي يخط أرقاماً على أجساد الفلسطينيين بذرائع أمنية .. والطيبي : صادم ومقرف — alquds.co.uk
  37. Saudi textbooks remove Muslims will never give up Jerusalem — siasat.com
  38. Новый министр обороны Украины Хмара : кто он , биография , причастность к терактам — news.mail.ru
  39. Белгородец получил 15 лет заключения за госизмену и призывы к экстремизму — interfax.ru
  40. Суд в Москве второй день подряд оштрафовал Telegram на 3 , 8 млн рублей — kommersant.ru

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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Terrorism receiving right now?
As of August 20, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.003% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 1 articles per day.
Is media coverage of Terrorism increasing or decreasing?
Coverage is down 12.2% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).
What is the tone of news coverage about Terrorism?
The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is -6.88, which reads as strongly negative. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).
How are these numbers measured?
Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every two hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.

Methodology: coverage share and tone are computed from GDELT's 15-minute data files and aggregated to UTC days — see how every number is computed. Derived data is CC BY 4.0 (“Geotone / GDELT”).