Weekly Media Recap #15
The New York Times Sets the Stage for Fear Mongering
The New York Times Sets the Stage for Fear Mongering
Perception Weekly. Week of February 16-22, 2026
Perception Weekly - February 16, 2026
Crime & Legal coverage jumped 271% this week, from 28 mentions to 104 across 28 outlets. That's nearly a 4x surge in a single week. It was the biggest momentum shift across every topic we track. In the 2025 EOY report we did in collaboration with Epoch VC,
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