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The day's news pointed at protests in el Alto (Bolivia), violence in Ankara and the hurricane in the Bahamas. Bolivia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMaldives 72 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 37
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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

Bolivia

65 of its 98 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. el Alto accounted for 63 of Bolivia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 62 of el Alto's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → El Alto stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,345 of its 1,955 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Ankara accounted for 970 of Türkiye's 1,345 stories about harm, carried by 641 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (208 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

81 of its 209 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (58 stories). Hurricane was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Niger

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Meningitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 334 of Egypt's 445 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Maldives

65 of its 90 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

93 of its 144 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

1,094 of its 2,438 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 476 of Juarez's 543 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

126 of its 243 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mali

144 of its 171 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Bamako accounted for 108 of Mali's 144 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Kuwait (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ethiopia (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Finland (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (32 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 17 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 51,882 stories about harm among 261,206 counted on 17 Feb.

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Mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual in the Bahamas' news. of the day's 261,206 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Bolivia stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Mali84 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia74 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 2,586 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives72 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India528 stories about protests or strikes, of its 842 Juarez Mexico476 stories about protests or strikes, of its 543 Washington US316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1919 Ramallah Palestine237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291 Seoul South Korea203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242

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'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'sUkraine: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: 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: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'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'sBangladesh: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than 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'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times 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'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Mali about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Maldives about twice as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 319 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 471 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 164 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 17,737 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence26% 13,167 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,746 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Health10% 5,238 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,667 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,962 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,921 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,448 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 killed16,383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,880 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,817 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced845 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting abductions493 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations219 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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
● 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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