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48,187 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Mong Kok (Hong Kong), violence in Aleppo and train derailment in Germany. the Central African Republic's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 84 in 100 of its 804 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

677 of its 804 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Mong Kok accounted for 620 of Hong Kong's 677 stories about harm, carried by 668 outlets. 609 of Mong Kok's 620 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (488 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Mong Kok stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

2,040 of its 2,366 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 1,118 of Syria's 2,040 stories about harm, carried by 641 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (586 stories). Poisoning was named in 152 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

1,659 of its 3,070 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,332 stories). Train derailment was named in 776 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

99 of its 113 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Srebrenica accounted for 95 of Bosnia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

88 of its 123 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 137 of Somalia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Hunger was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

134 of its 352 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ireland

520 of its 2,208 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

111 of its 465 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Plane crash was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Vietnam (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Papua New Guinea (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in India (437 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Haiti (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 Feb. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 48,187 stories about harm among 244,114 counted on 9 Feb.

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In Hong Kong, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 244,114 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Germany's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso88 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 93 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia88 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Syria86 in 100 of its 2,366 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong84 in 100 of its 804 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic78 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mong Kok Hong Kong609 stories about protests or strikes, of its 620 Aleppo Syria253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1118 Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1881 Kathmandu Nepal109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Johannesburg South Africa106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMayotte: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Bosnia about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● North Macedonia about twice as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Senegal about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Czechia about twice as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 13,838 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 9,796 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 8,622 stories · about as usual Health14% 6,385 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,509 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,947 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,930 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,162 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed14,437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,496 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting refugees1,908 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions489 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting evacuations166 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill87 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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