I downloaded the german 8 pm news every day since 2014: Ask me anything

Have you noticed any major shifts in how the news covers certain topics (e.g., politics, climate, migration) from 2014 to 2025? For example, how did coverage of events like the 2015 refugee crisis or the COVID-19 pandemic evolve?

Re: I downloaded the german 8 pm news every day since 2014: Ask me anything

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Post by ysleepy » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 9:57 PM UTC

I've been contemplating archiving news as well.

The threat of large silos which will represent much of current historical record being rewritten is significant.

It is technically easy to accomplish using LLMs.

Re: I downloaded the german 8 pm news every day since 2014: Ask me anything

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Post by lurn_mor » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 10:15 PM UTC

Forgive my ignorance, but how many times a day does the news come on in Germany? In the US it's nearly constant...

Re: I downloaded the german 8 pm news every day since 2014: Ask me anything

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Post by aristofun » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 11:04 PM UTC

Why would anyone on HN care?

Re: I downloaded the german 8 pm news every day since 2014: Ask me anything

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Post by toomuchtodo » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 11:12 PM UTC

aristofun wrote: post #8

Why would anyone on HN care?

This is not very curious!

Re: I downloaded the german 8 pm news every day since 2014: Ask me anything

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Post by tetris11 » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 11:32 PM UTC

Average size of files by year, total size, duration and speed of download, tools used, languages spoken, general life motivation, etc