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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Damascus, rights and justice in Uppsala and people injured in Italy. Sri Lanka's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 45 in 100 of its 732 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,607 of its 2,070 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Damascus accounted for 1,049 of Syria's 1,607 stories about harm, carried by 506 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (575 stories). Tornadoes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

330 of its 732 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Uppsala accounted for 245 of Sweden's 330 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (240 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Uppsala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

1,244 of its 2,682 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (320 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

121 of its 339 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 65 of Colombo's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

135 of its 249 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Svay Rieng accounted for 92 of Cambodia's 135 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

115 of its 153 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 72 of Somalia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek accounted for 169 of Kyrgyzstan's 198 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 149 of Bishkek's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

53 of its 106 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Estonia

74 of its 233 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

344 of its 706 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Bird flu was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Chile (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Saudi Arabia (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Cameroon (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in China (126 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Brazil (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 54,295 stories about harm among 280,309 counted on 24 Jan.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 10 November 2016. In Chile's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 280,309 stories, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 25 January 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria78 in 100 of its 2,070 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen75 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq72 in 100 of its 1,164 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 522 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3190 Jerusalem Israel422 stories about protests or strikes, of its 770 Damascus Syria402 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1049 Minnesota US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Paris France158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240

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'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: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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: 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 readRwanda: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGhana: 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: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer 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 warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: 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'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Sri Lanka about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Cuba about twice as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Kyrgyzstan about twice as angry as the world's · 198 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 15,704 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 10,645 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 10,139 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 8,931 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,057 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,275 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,320 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,002 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 killed14,458 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people affected7,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,596 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,460 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and China Stories reporting people displaced1,115 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions486 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations364 at about half the usual rate · most about Cambodia and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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