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The news turned to the hypothermia in Italy, violence in Sirte and protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti). Italy's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAlbania 83 in 100 of its 140 stories, usually 34
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Italy

1,895 of its 3,078 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (1,327 stories). Hypothermia was named in 240 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

541 of its 636 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Sirte accounted for 453 of Libya's 541 stories about harm, carried by 594 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (382 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

70 of its 109 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 38 of Port-au-Prince's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Displacement

Azerbaijan

56 of its 204 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Iran

1,363 of its 2,059 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 1,307 of Iran's 1,363 stories about harm, carried by 1,005 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Building collapse was named in 314 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

151 of its 269 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bogota accounted for 109 of Colombia's 151 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Uganda

207 of its 359 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

329 of its 376 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (311 stories). Its coverage was about three 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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Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

57 of its 85 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Abidjan accounted for 48 of Côte d’Ivoire's 57 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Poland

156 of its 470 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 116 of Warsaw's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Chile (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Kenya (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Iran (314 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Saudi Arabia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sri Lanka (20 of its stories, about 6 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 19 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 57,841 stories about harm among 286,424 counted on 19 Jan.

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In Haiti's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 286,424 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Italy. In Italy, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. A year earlier, on 20 January 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali88 in 100 of its 376 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Libya85 in 100 of its 636 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Albania83 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi81 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Syria80 in 100 of its 1,223 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1923 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3602 Palmyra Syria197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Moscow Russia122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Warsaw Poland116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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 readCameroon: 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'sBolivia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: 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'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMacao: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Burundi about 4 times as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Mali about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 329 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 407 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 16,881 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health19% 10,967 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 10,178 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 9,454 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,734 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,042 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,798 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,666 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 killed17,410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,569 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,568 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees1,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions519 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations494 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the Gambia Stories reporting people displaced351 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill41 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 →

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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
● 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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