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27,768 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Budapest (Hungary), violence in Bejaia and people affected in Russia drew the news. Russia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 67 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 18
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

110 of its 165 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Budapest accounted for 93 of Hungary's 110 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 85 of Budapest's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

91 of its 127 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bejaia accounted for 84 of Algeria's 91 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Bejaia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

835 of its 1,413 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (344 stories). Accidents were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

45 of its 78 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Chikungunya was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with dengue and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Iraq

548 of its 670 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 469 of Iraq's 548 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (394 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

328 of its 411 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 151 of Afghanistan's 328 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 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

Yemen

132 of its 155 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Sanaa accounted for 64 of Yemen's 132 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chad

15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 8 of Ndjamena's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Philippines

514 of its 1,819 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Drownings were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 118 of Somalia's 240 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Sierra Leone (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Jordan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Chile (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (22 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 28 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 27,768 stories about harm among 135,647 counted on 28 Feb.

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Hungary stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 135,647 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of the chikungunya ran about 5 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 670 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia81 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Libya81 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 411 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Anaheim US595 stories about protests or strikes, of its 679 Jerusalem Israel323 stories about protests or strikes, of its 535 Ramallah Palestine161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Delhi India151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Tal Abyad Syria118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNigeria: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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'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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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'sBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: 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'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: 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'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: 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 more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: 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

● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 548 stories about harm ● Algeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 240 stories about harm ● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 835 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 360 stories about harm ● Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 286 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 10,053 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence28% 7,673 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,200 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Health8% 2,142 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,011 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 965 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 551 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 killed9,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,735 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people affected3,454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations144 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Fiji Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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