Global Event Pulse Screensaver
The Global Event Pulse screensaver charts real global news-coverage volume by topic, from the GDELT Project's worldwide monitoring. It is free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Global Event Pulse screensaver works
The saver reads real daily news-coverage-volume time series per topic from the GDELT Project's API.
Each chart plots a real topic's coverage intensity across recent days.
The pipeline refreshes the series regularly as new coverage is indexed.
No key is required for this key-less public endpoint.
A worked example
A real spike in coverage volume for a topic like space exploration lines up with real news events GDELT indexed that week.
Settings & tips
- Coverage volume reflects GDELT's real worldwide monitoring of news media, not simulated trends.
- Accent recolours the chart lines.
- Topics cycle through a curated real set like climate, AI and the global economy.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real news data?
- Yes — real global news-coverage volume from the GDELT Project.
- Is a key needed?
- No. GDELT's DOC API is fully key-less.
- What does 'volume' mean here?
- It's GDELT's real measured share of monitored global news coverage mentioning the topic.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.