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The news turned to violence in Ankara, protests in Seoul (South Korea) and rights and justice in Kampala. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBosnia 89 in 100 of its 154 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

2,617 of its 3,157 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Ankara accounted for 2,279 of Türkiye's 2,617 stories about harm, carried by 1,162 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (468 stories). Accidents were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

464 of its 1,301 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Seoul accounted for 400 of South Korea's 464 stories about harm, carried by 439 outlets. 209 of Seoul's 400 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (272 stories).

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

482 of its 988 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kampala accounted for 407 of Uganda's 482 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

335 of its 1,162 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (33 stories). Road crashes were named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

144 of its 189 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bosnia

137 of its 154 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 24 of Sarajevo's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 6 times 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

Guyana

45 of its 122 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 30 of Georgetown's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

53 of its 131 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful 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

Egypt

401 of its 715 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Cairo accounted for 329 of Egypt's 401 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. 166 of Cairo's 329 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Displacement

Austria

289 of its 472 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (232 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Tonga (56 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Eswatini (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Ethiopia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Argentina (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Sudan (24 of its stories, about 5 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 18 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 52,600 stories about harm among 264,317 counted on 18 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Türkiye. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 264,317 stories, as usual. Türkiye's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 59%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia89 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye83 in 100 of its 3,157 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Tonga78 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan76 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ankara Türkiye870 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2279 Delhi India600 stories about protests or strikes, of its 835 Ramallah Palestine352 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 Washington US345 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1653 Jerusalem Israel265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readTanzania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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'sMexico: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: 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 fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: 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'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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'sUkraine: 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'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Bosnia about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Kenya about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 346 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 2,617 stories about harm ● Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 482 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Morocco about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 17,951 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence26% 13,423 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health11% 5,505 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents10% 5,377 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,579 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,036 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,905 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,604 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 killed16,636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced950 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting abductions595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations222 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about a third of 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 →

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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
● Feara little more than 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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