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51,767 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Road crashes in Poland, protests in Madrid (Spain) and violence in Kabul drew the news. Poland's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMontenegro 93 in 100 of its 60 stories, usually 46
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

166 of its 406 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 131 of Poland's 166 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (133 stories). Road crashes were named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

268 of its 1,247 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 90 of Madrid's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (183 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Madrid stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

243 of its 340 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 123 of Afghanistan's 243 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Netherlands

233 of its 590 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Sudan

349 of its 454 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Darfur accounted for 293 of Sudan's 349 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

133 of its 290 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Prague accounted for 113 of the Czechia's 133 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

64 of its 125 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 16 of Phnom Penh's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

311 of its 611 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 121 of Gaza's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (212 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

58 of its 124 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 40 of Bamenda's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories).

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Rights & justice

Singapore

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Road crashes were named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in United Arab Emirates (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Singapore (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Iraq (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Yemen (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Türkiye (47 of its stories, more than ten 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 13 Jan. 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 51,767 stories about harm among 263,514 counted on 13 Jan.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 13 December 2016. Poland's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. Poland's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 263,514 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Montenegro93 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan77 in 100 of its 454 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq72 in 100 of its 925 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 1,670 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US564 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2883 Chicago US272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1120 Damascus Syria264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 815 Jerusalem Israel251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Boston US185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'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 readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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 readEcuador: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: 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 angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier 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

● Poland about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Czechia about three times as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,188 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 15,659 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health19% 9,887 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 9,213 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 8,748 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,965 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,077 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,284 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 919 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 killed13,840 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,701 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,616 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,106 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees749 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting abductions726 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced480 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations325 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill112 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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