What you're seeing: An AI first-pass across 24,709 news articles mentioning "concussion" from 2014–2026 (Event Registry). Each article was rated 1–10 on alarm framing — how urgently does this article treat concussions as a serious problem? Hover over any point to preview articles. Click to read the original sources in the sidebar.
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Data: 59,230 English news articles collected from Event Registry (newsapi.ai) using keyword "concussion", weekly from Jan 2014 – Apr 2026, sorted by source importance. 3-pass deduplication (URL → body MD5 → title MD5).
Stage 1 — Relevance Filter: GPT-5.4 nano classified each article as relevant (about concussions/brain injuries/CTE/head trauma) or not. 24,709 articles (41.7%) passed.
Stage 2 — Alarm Rating: GPT-5.4 nano rated each relevant article on a 1-10 alarm scale. Full article text provided. Reasoning effort: low.
Is this article primarily about concussions, brain injuries, CTE, or head trauma in any context (sports, military, medical, legal, etc.)?
Answer YES or NO only.
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Article:
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You are rating news articles on a scale of 1-10 for CONCUSSION ALARM — the extent to which the article frames concussions as a serious, urgent problem requiring attention.
Scale:
1-2: Dismissive or incidental. Concussion mentioned in passing, routine. "Player cleared from protocol, back Thursday."
3-4: Neutral/factual. Reports a concussion without editorializing. Standard injury reporting.
5-6: Moderate concern. Acknowledges risks, mentions long-term effects, but measured tone.
7-8: High concern. Emphasizes danger, questions if enough is being done, profiles affected athletes/families.
9-10: Crisis framing. Systemic emergency — calls for rule changes, bans, fundamental reform. CTE deaths, cover-ups.
Rate the following article. Respond with ONLY a single integer (1-10), nothing else.
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Article:
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24,709 rated articles with alarm scores, snippets, and metadata.