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41,089 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Sitra (Bahrain), violence in Azaz and the hurricane in Puerto Rico. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 81 in 100 of its 486 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

396 of its 486 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Sitra accounted for 374 of Bahrain's 396 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. 274 of Sitra's 374 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (340 stories).

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Sitra stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

2,372 of its 2,801 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Azaz accounted for 1,494 of Syria's 2,372 stories about harm, carried by 875 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Puerto Rico

91 of its 133 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Hurricane was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Rwanda

71 of its 155 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

203 of its 459 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 124 of Crimea's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

156 of its 333 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 71 of Pulwama's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 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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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

142 of its 203 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kerawa accounted for 113 of Cameroon's 142 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

172 of its 193 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Bujumbura accounted for 133 of Burundi's 172 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

77 of its 192 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

834 of its 1,321 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 214 of Ramallah's 399 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (144 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Venezuela (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Angola (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 41,089 stories about harm among 198,166 counted on 15 Feb.

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In Bahrain, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 198,166 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bahrain. In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 7 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi89 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Syria85 in 100 of its 2,801 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain81 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Somalia79 in 100 of its 378 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon70 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Azaz Syria625 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1494 Delhi India512 stories about protests or strikes, of its 964 Sitra Bahrain274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Ramallah Palestine214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1791

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: 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 readIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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'sCayman Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful 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'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 about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: 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 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Bosnia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Croatia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Burundi about twice as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 2,372 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,577 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 11,203 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,261 stories · about as usual Health11% 4,483 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,749 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,723 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,448 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,023 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 killed12,777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,227 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Germany Stories reporting people displaced686 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting abductions370 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting evacuations286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill144 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq

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 harsher than 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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