What dominated
The strongest independently supported terms were manning (6% of articles; 7 articles), PNM (6% of articles; 7 articles), east (5% of articles; 6 articles).
Trinidad & Tobago · Daily media brief
Trinidad and Tobago
Edition: 2026-08-27
Current Updated August 27, 2026 at 11:22 AM AST
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Biggest credible change
fireworks rose from a 0% seven-day average to 5% of today's articles.
How coverage read
Coverage tone measured 4.1 out of 10 (mildly negative). That was roughly flat against the prior publishing day.
Against the trailing baseline
What changed today
New
Absent from the seven-day comparison baseline and present in supported coverage today.
- programme4% today · 0% baseline · 3 source families
14-day trajectory Article share · 4% today
- show4% today · 0% baseline · 4 source families
14-day trajectory Article share · 4% today
- silent4% today · 0% baseline · 4 source families
14-day trajectory Article share · 4% today
- million3% today · 0% baseline · 2 source families
14-day trajectory Article share · 3% today
Surging
At least 0.5 log₂ points above its seven-day article-share baseline.
- fireworks5% today · 0% baseline · 4 source families
14-day trajectory Article share · 5% today
- officers3% today · 0% baseline · 2 source families
14-day trajectory Article share · 3% today
- independence5% today · 2% baseline · 3 source families
14-day trajectory Article share · 5% today
- manning6% today · 4% baseline · 2 source families
14-day trajectory Article share · 6% today
Persistent
Within 0.5 log₂ points of its seven-day article-share baseline.
- PNM6% today · 7% baseline · 1 source family
14-day trajectory Article share · 6% today
- east5% today · 6% baseline · 3 source families
14-day trajectory Article share · 5% today
- police5% today · 7% baseline · 3 source families
14-day trajectory Article share · 5% today
- fernando3% today · 4% baseline · 3 source families
14-day trajectory Article share · 3% today
Cooling
At least 0.5 log₂ points below its seven-day article-share baseline.
No qualifying terms.
The conversation map
What is being amplified?
Movement compares today's article share with the prior 7 publishing days.
Bubble area shows article share. Left-to-right shows critical to constructive framing; bottom-to-top shows cooling to surging coverage.
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- Community
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manning
7 articles · 2 source families · 6% share
4% prior share · +0.6 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 6% today
- ‘I have seen things, I’m amazed’Trinidad Express
- Manning, PNM leadership sit down to resolve Sando East rift - Trinidad GuardianTrinidad Guardian
- PNM youth join chorus of criticism against Manning - Trinidad GuardianTrinidad Guardian
PNM
7 articles · 1 source families · 6% share
7% prior share · -0.1 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 6% today
east
6 articles · 3 source families · 5% share
6% prior share · -0.1 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 5% today
fireworks
6 articles · 4 source families · 5% share
0% prior share · +2.0 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 5% today
independence
6 articles · 3 source families · 5% share
2% prior share · +1.1 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 5% today
police
6 articles · 3 source families · 5% share
7% prior share · -0.4 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 5% today
- Cop charged with ammo granted $80,000 bailTrinidad Express
- Three police posts ready, awaiting Commissioner’s approvalTrinidad Express
- Savannah parking ban for IndependenceTrinidad Express
programme
5 articles · 3 source families · 4% share
0% prior share · +2.0 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
show
5 articles · 4 source families · 4% share
0% prior share · +2.0 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
silent
5 articles · 4 source families · 4% share
0% prior share · +2.0 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
fernando
4 articles · 3 source families · 3% share
4% prior share · -0.3 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 3% today
million
4 articles · 2 source families · 3% share
0% prior share · +2.0 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 3% today
- Million-dollar prison contraband trade exposedTrinidad Express
- ‘I have seen things, I’m amazed’Trinidad Express
- Fraud Squad gets fewer reports but losses rise 227%Trinidad Express
officers
4 articles · 2 source families · 3% share
0% prior share · +1.7 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 3% today
- Million-dollar prison contraband trade exposedTrinidad Express
- Alexander urges officers to respond promptlyTrinidad Express
- Contraband crackdown has its own challengesTrinidad Express
Only terms found in at least 3 articles or across 2 source families appear. Small collision offsets prevent overlap. Position describes news coverage, not public opinion.
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Today uses normalized article share from this edition.
Article share, not raw mentions. Size shows the selected window; colour consistently identifies the documented topic family. The 30-day view currently uses 26 available publishing days.
The wider pattern
Tone over time
Most positive terms
- success12
- help9
- support5
Most negative terms
- fraud10
- drought8
- corruption6
- fire10
- threat6
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