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The news turned to protests in Manama (Bahrain), a disaster in Stockholm and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 63 in 100 of its 243 stories, usually 16
RegionOceania 24 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

Bahrain

153 of its 243 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Manama accounted for 133 of Bahrain's 153 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 126 of Manama's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sweden

328 of its 547 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Stockholm accounted for 288 of Sweden's 328 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

558 of its 684 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 364 of Afghanistan's 558 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (336 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

289 of its 454 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

485 of its 1,172 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (327 stories). Tsunami was named in 184 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

143 of its 248 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 35 of Pulwama's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

India

1,817 of its 6,860 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 334 of Delhi's 628 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,710 of its 2,066 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 1,169 of Syria's 1,710 stories about harm, carried by 537 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (418 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

144 of its 241 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). House fires were named in 117 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

68 of its 128 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 65 of Mong Kok's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Venezuela (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in New Zealand (184 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Colombia (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Spain (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Germany (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 29,560 stories about harm among 133,814 counted on 14 Feb.

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Bahrain's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 133,814 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Venezuela's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi86 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 2,066 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 684 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic77 in 100 of its 394 stories · usually 67 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US585 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1711 Aleppo Syria454 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1169 Delhi India334 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 Cairo Egypt161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Manama Bahrain126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 558 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 274 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 269 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 479 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 420 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 8,589 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice27% 7,997 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents19% 5,536 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health9% 2,526 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,005 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 999 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 915 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 684 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 killed9,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,635 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced496 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and Syria Stories reporting abductions205 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

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

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmtha little more than usual
● Griefa little more than 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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