GDELT: The Free Real-Time News Dataset Most Analysts Don't Use Directly
Part I: What it is, how it works, and how to start querying it today
Welcome back, the OSINT Jobs Team here.
This is the first in a series on GDELT — a free, real-time global media dataset that most analysts have heard of but few use directly. No code. No account. No subscription. Just a browser, a prompt, and a dataset that most analysts pay someone else to process for them.
As always, this issue includes the latest tradecraft tips and industry news. Nothing older than seven days. Practical and ready to use today.
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How to Use GDELT: The Free Real-Time News Dataset Built for Analysts (Part I)
This is the first in a series on The GDELT Project. Supported by Google Jigsaw, GDELT monitors broadcast, print, and web news in over 100 languages from nearly every country in the world.
In this issue we cover what GDELT is and how to start pulling from it today using nothing but a browser. No code. No account. No subscription.
We focus on the war in Iran as a live use case. The examples are practical and ready to run. Advanced querying and Google BigQuery setup follow in a later issue.
One thing worth noting. Through our ongoing research into job descriptions across the global open source intelligence job market, data analysis and technical skills rank among the most in-demand capabilities. This series builds on both.
