Guides

Simple guides to the data

No special skills needed. Each guide takes about five minutes.

All guides

• How to see which outlets covered a storyA step-by-step guide to seeing which news outlets covered a story, when each one published, and how to keep the list.
• How to use free news data in Excel or Google SheetsDownload a free news data file from Tokos and open it in Excel or Google Sheets. Then count which outlets covered the most stories, in three clicks.
• How French and English media covered a storyCompare how French-language and English-language outlets covered the same story: who covered it, how many, and who was first. A simple guide with free data.