Mining Society’s Snapshot: A Taxonomy and Survey of News Analytics

News analytics has traditionally been dominated by financial market prediction; however, its application across broader societal domains is vast and fragmented. This paper presents a comprehensive survey and a novel taxonomy of non-market news analytics research. By analyzing 309 research entries through an iterative open-coding process and aligning them with DDC and IPTC standards, we identify 25 distinct research categories including public health, civil unrest, and environmental sustainability. This work provides a structural baseline for understanding how automated news analysis serves as a computational tool for social good.