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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the US

New Jersey

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in New Jersey’s news is Travel and getting away (27.0%, 9.0× the US). The news sounds brighter than usual.

New Jersey’s 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

Top stories in Travel and getting away

  1. NYC sightseeing helicopter makes emergency landingwmur.com
  2. Man accused of bomb threat on United flight was deported twice, FNC reportsfox5atlanta.com
  3. Passenger arrested after claiming to have bomb on Newark-to-New Orleans flightabc7.com
Headlines via GDELT

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

Travel and getting awayNegative −3.5

Mostly sadness, 1.3× the average

  • Anxiety0.3×
  • Fear0.3×
  • Anger0.3×
  • Sadness1.3×
Cars and getting aroundNegative −2.2

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.5×
  • Fear0.6×
  • Anger0.4×
  • Sadness0.8×
Big sports momentsPositive +1.2

Mostly anxiety, 1.2× the average

  • Anxiety1.2×
  • Fear1.1×
  • Anger1.1×
  • Sadness0.9×
Crime and justiceNegative −5.3

Mostly anger, 2.5× the average

  • Anxiety0.7×
  • Fear0.7×
  • Anger2.5×
  • Sadness0.8×
Music and live eventsMixed +0.4

Mostly fear, 2.1× the average

  • Anxiety0.8×
  • Fear2.1×
  • Anger1.1×
  • Sadness0.5×
Leaders and great powersMixed −0.1

Mostly anger, 1.2× the average

  • Anxiety0.8×
  • Fear1.0×
  • Anger1.2×
  • Sadness0.9×

Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.

How the news sounds

Brighter than usual

Tone −1.16 · usual −1.62

  • Anxiety0.9× usual
  • Fear0.8× usual
  • Anger0.8× usual
  • Sadness1.0× usual
News · 6.4k · Solid

New Jersey · 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

  1. Donald Trump

    169 stories

  2. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Abdul El-Sayed

    54 stories

  3. Mikie Sherrill

    53 stories

  4. Connor Hellebuyck

    4.4× last week

    53 stories

  5. The White House, Public domain

    Stephen Miller

    New

    45 stories

  6. Kaplan Fox

    43 stories

  7. Cory Booker

    38 stories

  8. Vladimir Putin

    34 stories

  9. Bernie Sanders

    28 stories

  10. Scott Colom

    New

    25 stories

Organizations

  1. Supreme Court

    72 stories

  2. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    56 stories

  3. United Airlines

    New

    34 stories

  4. National Weather Service

    8.7× last week

    26 stories

  5. New York Post

    6.3× last week

    25 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

New Jersey

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

  1. Play Operating Systems, Inc.

    $4.5M raised

    filed 10 Nov

  2. Defiance Hospitality, Inc.

    $225K raised

    filed 6 Nov

  3. Tru Fit Tax & Planning Inc.

    $85K raised

    filed 23 Oct

  4. Ensho Therapeutics, Inc.

    $7.3M raised

    filed 15 Oct

Filings: SEC EDGAR (Form D) · All filings

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