The GDELT API is a powerful tool that allows users to create customized data feeds, build interactive maps, and analyze media coverage in various languages. With the API, users can focus on specific topics, organizations, or people, and create rich and animated maps that span multiple months or involve complex queries. Google BigQuery houses a copy of GDELT, which enables users to create truly awesome maps that plot worldwide locations mentioned in global news coverage monitored by GDELT. The platform also allows for comparison of news sources, tracking of media outlets, and mapping of topics and stories. Additionally, the Automatic Source Location Georeferencing datasets can be used to estimate country-level geographic location of news outlets, enabling users to map how different countries portray various topics.