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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 17 articles)

53%

Top Topics

1. Politics (10×)
2. Culture (2×)
3. Economy (1×)

Party Reactions

DIE LINKE

12
× negative

Top People by Sentiment

Most Positive
1. Wolodymyr Selenskyj (76%)
2. Boris Pistorius (47%)
3. Mark Rutte (33%)
Most Negative
1. Wladimir Putin (86%)
2. Donald Trump (60%)
3. Friedrich Merz (22%)

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

Wehrdienst
100% 10×
Bundeswehr
100%
Koalitionsverhandlungen
100%
Künstliche Intelligenz
100%
Kompromiss
100%

Topics in Negative Articles

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

Ukraine-Konflikt
100% 28×
US-Politik
100% 24×
Politik
100% 23×
Sicherheit
100% 23×
Korruption
100% 21×

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 (+14.0%), while Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, AfD, SPD, and DIE LINKE tend to react more negatively to current events — with DIE LINKE being most critical at -30.0%. 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:
12/01 - 12/07
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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 44 Articles
2. War 9 Articles
3. Defense 5 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
2 positions
CDU
SPD
-50% (243)
AfD
+44% (243)
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
DIE LINKE
Migration
5 positions
CDU
+67% (3)
SPD
-100% (3)
AfD
+100% (3)
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
-100% (3)
DIE LINKE
-100% (3)
Krieg
4 positions
CDU
SPD
-74% (46)
AfD
-46% (46)
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
-78% (46)
DIE LINKE
-87% (46)
Verteidigung
5 positions
CDU
+77% (22)
SPD
+41% (22)
AfD
+36% (22)
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
-82% (22)
DIE LINKE
-91% (22)
CDU
Positive
5
Strongest support
Verteidigung +77%

No strong criticism

SPD
Mixed
10
Strongest support
Landwirtschaft +67%
Strongest criticism
Migration -100%
AfD
Mixed
10
Strongest support
Migration +100%
Strongest criticism
Klima -95%
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Critical
9
Strongest support
Gesundheit +64%
Strongest criticism
International -100%
DIE LINKE
Critical
9
Strongest support
Landwirtschaft +67%
Strongest criticism
Migration -100%

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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