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The day's news pointed at violence in Jakarta, protests in Tehran (Iran) and plane crash in Nepal. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 68 in 100 of its 487 stories, usually 38
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

608 of its 1,110 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jakarta accounted for 438 of Indonesia's 608 stories about harm, carried by 419 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (312 stories). Ebola was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

703 of its 1,483 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tehran accounted for 522 of Iran's 703 stories about harm, carried by 475 outlets. 340 of Tehran's 522 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (325 stories). Flu was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

333 of its 487 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Pokhara accounted for 221 of Nepal's 333 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (274 stories). Plane crash was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Pokhara stories →
Health

Liberia

104 of its 213 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Meningitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Libya

469 of its 566 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Tripoli accounted for 217 of Libya's 469 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

723 of its 1,122 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 198 of Ramallah's 331 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (449 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

257 of its 311 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mogadishu accounted for 161 of Somalia's 257 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

717 of its 1,521 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 318 of Athens' 522 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (615 stories). Wildfires were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Eritrea

30 of its 42 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 29 of Asmara's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

580 of its 696 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Dengue was named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Philippines (133 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Cambodia (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Zambia (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Netherlands (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Fiji (103 of its stories, about 4 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 25 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 54,326 stories about harm among 265,274 counted on 25 Feb.

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The Philippines' news mentioned the plague more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 265,274 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi85 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji83 in 100 of its 696 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya83 in 100 of its 566 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia83 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Niger74 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Athens Greece318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Delhi India297 stories about protests or strikes, of its 555 Jerusalem Israel277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 671 Washington US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1800

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'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'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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'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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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'sMali: 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'sLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: 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'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Indonesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 608 stories about harm ● Somalia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 257 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Chile about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● North Korea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Argentina about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 16,973 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 12,101 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 8,385 stories · about as usual Health12% 6,496 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,231 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,645 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,188 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,255 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 killed16,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced546 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and South Sudan Stories reporting abductions507 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting evacuations334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill193 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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