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

Venezuela

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Venezuela’s news is Leaders and great powers (25.4%, 1.7× the world). The news sounds brighter than usual.

Venezuela’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

Mood

How the news sounds, and how people say they feel

What each theme makes the news feel

Leaders and great powersMixed +0.7

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.7×
  • Fear0.6×
  • Anger0.7×
  • Sadness0.8×
Crime and justiceNegative −4.1

Mostly fear, 1.6× the average

  • Anxiety1.0×
  • Fear1.6×
  • Anger1.5×
  • Sadness0.9×
Wars and securityNegative −3.6

Mostly anger, 3.0× the average

  • Anxiety2.1×
  • Fear2.5×
  • Anger3.0×
  • Sadness1.5×
Elections and democracyMixed −1.2

Mostly anxiety, 1.2× the average

  • Anxiety1.2×
  • Fear1.2×
  • Anger0.9×
  • Sadness1.2×
Big sports momentsPositive +1.0

Mostly sadness, 1.2× the average

  • Anxiety0.7×
  • Fear0.7×
  • Anger1.1×
  • Sadness1.2×
Climate change and extreme weatherMixed +0.6

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety1.0×
  • Fear0.1×
  • Anger0.5×
  • 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 +0.15 · usual −0.11

  • Anxiety0.9× usual
  • Fear1.0× usual
  • Anger1.0× usual
  • Sadness1.0× usual
News · 1.1k · Indicative

Venezuela · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and various islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of 912,050 km2 (352,140 sq mi), with a population estimated at 31.8 million in 2025. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, on the south by Brazil, on the east by Guyana, and on the northeast by Trinidad and Tobago.

From Wikipedia: Venezuela · CC BY-SA 4.0

  1. "Biggest oil deal in world history": JD Vance claims US control of Venezuelan reserves, energy dominancevenezuelastar.com
  2. La Máquina del Tiempo, tenebrosa práctica de tortura del régimen venezolano, documentada por la ONUntn24.com
  3. Presidenta Rodríguez revisó agenda diplomática internacional cumplida por el canciller en EEUU y Españaavn.info.ve
  4. Nelson Velásquez lidera la 'Noche de amor y despecho'ultimasnoticias.com.ve
  5. There Will Soon Be Elections in Venezuelavenezuelanalysis.com
  6. Los derechos políticos de Chacumbele, por Simón Boccanegratalcualdigital.com
Headlines via GDELT

Pictures

  • Médanos de Coro National Park, Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela
    Médanos de Coro National Park, Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, VenezuelaDavidAdan97 · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Empty shelves in a store in Venezuela due to shortages in 2014
    Empty shelves in a store in Venezuela due to shortages in 2014Wilfredor · CC0
  • Caracas Metro in Los Jardines Station
    Caracas Metro in Los Jardines StationUser:Haridas Mederos Ocando · CC BY 3.0
  • University Hospital, Central University of Venezuela
    University Hospital, Central University of VenezuelaWarairarepano&Guaicaipuro · CC0
  • Música Llanera is the most popular folk genre, and the cowboy music, of Venezuela. Depiction of a Llanera band in 1912.
    Música Llanera is the most popular folk genre, and the cowboy music, of Venezuela. Depiction of a Llanera band in 1912.Eloy Palacios · Public domain
  • The Guanaguanare dance, a popular dance in Portuguesa State
    The Guanaguanare dance, a popular dance in Portuguesa StateJose Luis Cernadas Iglesias from Coruña, España · CC BY 2.0

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

On YouTube

Venezuela · 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

    778 stories

  2. Thomas Massie

    25.0× last week

    499 stories

  3. U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain

    Pete Hegseth

    5.8× last week

    261 stories

  4. The White House, Public domain

    Stephen Miller

    9.9× last week

    218 stories

  5. Hakeem Jeffries

    8.5× last week

    145 stories

  6. Mark Kelly

    60.5× last week

    121 stories

  7. Joe Biden

    100 stories

  8. Nicholas Maduro

    6.5× last week

    85 stories

  9. Nicolas Maduro

    2.0× last week

    77 stories

  10. Chuck Schumer

    3.7× last week

    70 stories

Organizations

  1. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    112 stories

  2. Republican Party

    80 stories

  3. Justice Department

    73 stories

  4. Supreme Court

    67 stories

  5. Democratic Party

    55 stories

  6. House Judiciary Committee

    3.9× last week

    47 stories

  7. International Atomic Energy Agency

    New

    42 stories

  8. House Oversight Committee

    3.2× last week

    41 stories

  9. United Nations

    38 stories

  10. Oval Office

    38 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

Venezuela · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov

On social media

Social →

Going around online in Venezuela

What Venezuela’s own news sites say went viral, trended or got people talking online this week

  1. Google is obsessed with advertising and social media, according to former employeealtadensidad.com · 3 Nov · Translated from Spanish
  2. The week’s most viral: Belinda at her well-known Halloween partyinforme21.com · 31 Oct · Translated from Spanish
  3. Sunaval issues warning about financial fraud on social mediarnv.gob.ve · 31 Oct · Translated from Spanish
  4. TikTok founder breaks China wealth record, according to Forbesconfirmado.com.ve · 30 Oct · Translated from Spanish
  5. Iran sentences 23-year-old Najmeh Amini to death over social media postsaporrea.org · 30 Oct · Translated from Spanish
  6. Meta faces new trial over causing social media addictionconfirmado.com.ve · 30 Oct · Translated from Spanish

Headlines: GDELT, from each country’s own news sites; each links to its article

Venezuela

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