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52,298 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Mogadishu, protests in Mizque (Bolivia) and landslides in Kashmir. Poland's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBolivia 81 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 21
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Somalia

541 of its 622 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Mogadishu accounted for 449 of Somalia's 541 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (80 stories). Natural hazards were named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

150 of its 186 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 62 of Mizque's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → Mizque stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

188 of its 311 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

425 of its 662 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (313 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

79 of its 88 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ouagadougou accounted for 77 of Burkina Faso's 79 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

119 of its 236 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Havana accounted for 104 of Cuba's 119 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

327 of its 777 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

90 of its 204 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Gambia

275 of its 560 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Banjul accounted for 233 of the Gambia's 275 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

352 of its 617 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Wildfires were named in 222 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (222 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Brazil (141 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Mongolia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Pakistan (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Saudi Arabia (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 52,298 stories about harm among 268,669 counted on 27 Jan.

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Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. In Somalia, 87% of the news was about people being harmed, where 70% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 268,669 stories, below the usual 21. On 28 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso90 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia87 in 100 of its 622 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia81 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Côte d’Ivoire69 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 430 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3920 Philadelphia US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Bangkok Thailand113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 New York US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Delhi India86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263

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'sVenezuela: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readNorway: 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: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLuxembourg: 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'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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'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'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: 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: 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 readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: 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 more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAruba: 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 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 425 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 541 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about twice as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Singapore about twice as angry as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 327 stories about harm ● Bolivia about twice as fearful as the world's · 150 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 19,345 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Health19% 9,525 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 8,607 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,286 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,623 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,236 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,634 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 948 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 killed13,733 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,791 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,746 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees2,040 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions475 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bolivia Stories reporting evacuations432 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Chile Stories reporting people displaced390 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Somalia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about half 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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