What dominated
The strongest independently supported terms were police (14% of articles; 19 articles), national (7% of articles; 10 articles), night (5% of articles; 7 articles).
Trinidad & Tobago · Daily media brief
Trinidad and Tobago
Edition: 2026-08-17
Current Updated August 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM AST
The three-minute read
Today in Trinidad
Biggest credible change
former rose from a 1% seven-day average to 4% of today's articles.
How coverage read
Coverage tone measured 3.7 out of 10 (mildly negative). That was 1.6 points more negative than 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.
No qualifying terms.
Surging
At least 0.5 log₂ points above its seven-day article-share baseline.
- former4% today · 1% baseline
- commissioner4% today · 0% baseline
- night5% today · 1% baseline
- workers4% today · 1% baseline
Persistent
Within 0.5 log₂ points of its seven-day article-share baseline.
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.
- Public safety
- Government
- Economy
- Community
- Other coverage
Choose a bubble to inspect its evidence.
police
19 articles · 4 source families · 14% share
12% prior share · +0.2 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 14% today
national
10 articles · 4 source families · 7% share
6% prior share · +0.2 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 7% today
- Don’t use inmates for cheap labourTrinidad Express
- QPR sign T&T goalie EligonTrinidad Express
- Tancoo: Preparations for budget ‘under way’Trinidad Express
night
7 articles · 2 source families · 5% share
1% prior share · +1.6 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 5% today
former
6 articles · 4 source families · 4% share
1% prior share · +1.8 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
workers
6 articles · 3 source families · 4% share
1% prior share · +1.4 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
- SWWTU demands $337M backpay for port workersCNC3
- 613 former Caroni workers to access cleared Petit Morne landsTrinidad Express
- Govt will not be intimidatedTrinidad Express
commissioner
5 articles · 3 source families · 4% share
0% prior share · +1.7 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
- Guevarro’s absence sparks debate over police leadershipCNC3
- ‘IT’S RIDICULOUS’Trinidad Express
- Police ‘eager’ for new postsTrinidad Express
issue
5 articles · 4 source families · 4% share
1% prior share · +1.4 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
league
5 articles · 2 source families · 4% share
1% prior share · +1.0 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
- MCKENZIE SURPRISETrinidad Express
- QPR sign T&T goalie EligonTrinidad Express
- Spicer scores again in MLSTrinidad Express
minister
5 articles · 3 source families · 4% share
6% prior share · -0.5 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
public
5 articles · 3 source families · 4% share
1% prior share · +1.4 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
- Don’t use inmates for cheap labourTrinidad Express
- Govt will not be intimidatedTrinidad Express
- Nagassar Remembered For Decades Of Public And Community ServiceTTT Live
service
5 articles · 3 source families · 4% share
1% prior share · +1.4 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
- Guevarro’s absence sparks debate over police leadershipCNC3
- ‘IT’S RIDICULOUS’Trinidad Express
- Police ‘eager’ for new postsTrinidad Express
steel
5 articles · 2 source families · 4% share
3% prior share · +0.3 movement
Term trajectory
Article share · 4% today
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.
The raw vocabulary
Word cloud of the day
policenationalworkersccjsteeldeathissuecopsformernightsuddencommissionerhouselisaspointpublicreportedrowleyssflcaribbeancitizensdancerleadershipleagueministrypnmregionalbehindpartyposschoolsservicestoryttpsvisasvisitsabsenceaccessautopsycentrechaguanasdetainedenergyfamilygovt
The wider pattern
Tone over time
Most positive terms
- success7
- improve5
- support6
Most negative terms
- death14
- clash6
- dead4
Read the reporting
Headlines behind the signals
- Rowley to PM: How many citizens have you reported to US over visas?CNC3
- Rowley asks Kamla: How many citizens did you report to US?Trinidad Express
- The CCJ: a regional success storyTrinidad Express
- Hamel-Smith supports enquiry into CCJTrinidad Express