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47,388 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the earthquake in Chile, protests in Mong Kok (Hong Kong) and violence in Ngechewe. Cameroon's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 55 in 100 of its 325 stories, usually 18
RegionEast Asia 20 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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Disasters & accidents

Chile

178 of its 325 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Santiago accounted for 124 of Chile's 178 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (96 stories). Earthquake was named in 143 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

133 of its 227 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Mong Kok accounted for 102 of Hong Kong's 133 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. 97 of Mong Kok's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories).

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

Cameroon

178 of its 211 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Ngechewe accounted for 142 of Cameroon's 178 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Ngechewe stories →
Rights & justice

Spain

236 of its 1,239 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Storms were named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

413 of its 739 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (264 stories). Building collapse was named in 223 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 100 of Yemen's 134 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Romania

179 of its 392 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Bucharest accounted for 149 of Romania's 179 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (120 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

58 of its 131 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Port-au-Prince's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.

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Health

Puerto Rico

44 of its 102 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Ebola was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Food & livelihood

Zimbabwe

181 of its 524 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (77 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Taiwan (223 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Haiti (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Venezuela (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Vietnam (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 47,388 stories about harm among 258,643 counted on 10 Feb.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest in all 41 days held. Chile's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. In Chile's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 258,643 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon84 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 2,320 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen75 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye64 in 100 of its 1,314 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Mali62 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria478 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1248 Washington US376 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1826 Pyongyang North Korea141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Moscow Russia133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Paris France106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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

● Cameroon about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Chile about twice as fearful as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 684 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 666 stories about harm ● Taiwan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 413 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 14,110 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 9,960 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,963 stories · about as usual Health14% 6,428 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,346 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,180 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,767 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,601 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 killed13,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,072 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions406 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations166 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill61 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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