The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the US
Massachusetts
The zeitgeist this week
What stands out in Massachusetts’ news is Big sports moments (8.8%, 2.3× the US). The news sounds brighter than usual.
Massachusetts’ zeitgeist, by theme
Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted
Elections and democracy 11Big sports moments 8Education and skills 6Another theme 27
Mood
How the news sounds, and how people say they feel
What each theme makes the news feel
Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out
- Anxiety0.9×
- Fear0.7×
- Anger1.1×
- Sadness0.9×
Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out
- Anxiety0.9×
- Fear0.8×
- Anger0.9×
- Sadness1.1×
Mostly anger, 2.8× the average
- Anxiety1.8×
- Fear0.7×
- Anger2.8×
- Sadness0.7×
Mostly fear, 1.4× the average
- Anxiety0.7×
- Fear1.4×
- Anger0.9×
- Sadness1.2×
Mostly anger, 2.7× the average
- Anxiety1.7×
- Fear2.3×
- Anger2.7×
- Sadness0.8×
Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out
- Anxiety0.4×
- Fear0.4×
- Anger0.8×
- Sadness1.0×
Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.
How the news sounds
Brighter than usual
Tone −0.33 · usual −0.75
- Anxiety0.9× usual
- Fear0.8× usual
- Anger1.0× usual
- Sadness1.0× usual
Massachusetts · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
8.4× last week
2.7× last week
2.7× last week
Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 2.7× last week
New
2.9× last week
Organizations
The New York Times Company, Public domain 3.6× last week
10.6× last week
Massachusetts
New startups and businesses
Just filed to raise money
Companies under five years old that told the US SEC in the last 30 days they are raising money privately, under $10M so far, newest first
Massachusetts · this week
Trending
In the news by area
Share of the news naming the state, against the US
- Politics & power11%US 15%
- Problems & concerns9%US 10%
- Tech & science6%US 7%
- Health5%US 3%
- Sport5%US 3%
- Culture & entertainment4%US 4%
- Society & beliefs3%US 3%
- Industry & economy2%US 5%
- Lifestyle2%US 2%
- Environment & climate1%US 1%