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49,687 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Sitra (Bahrain), violence in Kampala and power cuts in the Dominican Republic drew the news. Uganda's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 88 in 100 of its 717 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
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

633 of its 717 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sitra accounted for 537 of Bahrain's 633 stories about harm, carried by 448 outlets. 471 of Sitra's 537 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (602 stories).

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

Uganda

327 of its 590 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kampala accounted for 261 of Uganda's 327 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Displacement

Dominican Republic

86 of its 284 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Power cuts were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Dominican Republic over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

45 of its 140 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iraq

687 of its 961 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 433 of Iraq's 687 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 10 times the usual rate (20 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

102 of its 134 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kidal accounted for 78 of Mali's 102 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

213 of its 483 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (152 stories). Flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Congo

62 of its 93 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 11 of the Congo River's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

310 of its 361 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 224 of Somalia's 310 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Chad

23 of its 73 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Ndjamena's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Puerto Rico (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (79 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Tanzania (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); ebola in Guinea (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 49,687 stories about harm among 249,009 counted on 16 Feb.

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Bahrain stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 249,009 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Bahrain.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahrain88 in 100 of its 717 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Somalia86 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 2,991 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi80 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Mali76 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India625 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1051 Aleppo Syria600 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1419 Sitra Bahrain471 stories about protests or strikes, of its 537 Cairo Egypt304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 Washington US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1858

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: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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 readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about three 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'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Croatia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Cameroon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,004 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 2,454 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 14,736 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 12,822 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 7,042 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Health12% 5,622 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,209 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,098 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,851 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,396 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 killed15,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,392 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Egypt and Greece Stories reporting people displaced865 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting abductions654 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations225 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill113 at about the usual rate

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.

● 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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