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German News Sentiment Analysis

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The Emotional Chronicle of German News

We show how Germany's most-watched news program reflects the mood in the country. Using AI-supported sentiment analysis, we evaluate the daily Tagesschau broadcasts at 8 p.m.

Today's Highlights

Negative Articles

(from 14 articles)

57%

Top Topics

1. Politics (6×)
2. Culture (2×)
3. Climate (2×)

Party Reactions

DIE LINKE

8
× negative

Top People by Sentiment

Most Positive
1. Wolodymyr Selenskyj (62%)
2. Carsten Schneider (37%)
3. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (70%)
Most Negative
1. Donald Trump (63%)
2. Ghislaine Maxwell (95%)
3. Friedrich Merz (21%)

Emotional Landscape

Which topics move and polarize?

Topic Sentiment Overview

The most emotional topics in current news coverage (last 4 weeks)

Topics in Positive Articles

topics from most frequently positively analyzed articles from the last 4 weeks

Bundeswehr
100% 10×
Technologie
98%
Verteidigung
95%
Bürokratieabbau
95%
Diplomatie
95%

Topics in Negative Articles

topics from most frequently negatively analyzed articles from the last 4 weeks

Sicherheit
100% 30×
US-Politik
100% 20×
Hamas
100% 17×
Menschenrechte
100% 15×
Internationale Beziehungen
100% 14×

How do parties react differently to news?

Party Reaction Trends

Difference between positive and negative reactions to news (last 30 days)

Positive values = party reacts more positively than negatively to news

Sentiment Trend Analysis

Over the past 30 days, reaction analysis shows a stark divergence in party reactions. CDU reacts largely positively to current news (+15.9%), while Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, AfD, and DIE LINKE tend to react more negatively to current events — with DIE LINKE being most critical at -27.2%. These trends reflect increasing polarization in political reactions.

This analysis is automatically generated based on current sentiment data.

Multidimensional Analysis

Sentiment patterns across various dimensions

Party Reaction Radar

Multidimensional analysis of party reactions across various metrics over time

Time Period:
11/17 - 11/23
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Parties

CDU
SPD
AfD
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
DIE LINKE

Metric Explanations

Positive Reactions: Percentage of positive reactions by this party to news
Neutral Balance: Balance between neutral and emotional reactions
Negative %: Percentage of negative reactions

Top Topics

1. Politics 36 Articles
2. War 6 Articles
3. Society 6 Articles

Actors & Topics

Which people shape which discussions?

People Sentiment Rankings

People ranked by political positioning based on party reactions

No progressive data available

Sentiment Rankings

Party rankings by topic areas

Sentiment Rankings by Party

Party reactions to topics (last 4 weeks)

Topic Positions Compared

Politik
3 positions
CDU
SPD
-51% (222)
AfD
+53% (222)
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
-69% (222)
DIE LINKE
Krieg
5 positions
CDU
-21% (38)
SPD
-76% (38)
AfD
+45% (38)
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
-87% (38)
DIE LINKE
-92% (38)
Verteidigung
5 positions
CDU
+71% (21)
SPD
+52% (21)
AfD
-43% (21)
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
-71% (21)
DIE LINKE
-91% (21)
Klima
4 positions
CDU
SPD
+73% (22)
AfD
-91% (22)
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
+68% (22)
DIE LINKE
+59% (22)
CDU
Positive
8
Strongest support
Verteidigung +71%
Strongest criticism
Verkehr -36%
SPD
Mixed
10
Strongest support
Klima +73%
Strongest criticism
Medien -86%
AfD
Mixed
10
Strongest support
Medien +86%
Strongest criticism
Klima -91%
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Mixed
10
Strongest support
Klima +68%
Strongest criticism
International -88%
DIE LINKE
Critical
9
Strongest support
Klima +59%
Strongest criticism
Krieg -92%

Note & Thanks

A big thank-you to Tagesschau. This project analyzes and visualizes publicly available content from Tagesschau via their official api2u interface.
We do not store or republish any original content (text, images, or video). Instead, we offer our own summaries, sentiment analysis, and topic insights, always with a direct link to the original article on tagesschau.de.
This is a non-commercial project, operating within the public access guidelines. We are not affiliated with ARD or Tagesschau, but we greatly value their public service and high-quality journalism.

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