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60,350 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Brussels, protests in Bucharest (Romania) and people killed in Greece. Belgium's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 74 in 100 of its 842 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

159 of its 456 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Brussels accounted for 136 of Belgium's 159 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

188 of its 378 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bucharest accounted for 171 of Romania's 188 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 165 of Bucharest's 171 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Food & livelihood

Greece

284 of its 741 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Poisoning was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

New Zealand

411 of its 1,594 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Heatwave was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Ukraine

621 of its 842 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kiev accounted for 245 of Ukraine's 621 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Canada

3,288 of its 8,223 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Quebec accounted for 2,219 of Canada's 3,288 stories about harm, carried by 1,484 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,382 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

934 of its 2,044 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

70 of its 300 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 13 of Ha Tinh's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

515 of its 607 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. 81 of Sanaa's 153 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

902 of its 2,918 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Outbreaks were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (185 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Palestine (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Italy (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mauritius (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Cambodia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 60,350 stories about harm among 287,604 counted on 31 Jan.

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Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 287,604 stories, as usual. Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Belgium, 35% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. A year earlier, on 1 February 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 607 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine74 in 100 of its 842 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia72 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 16 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan63 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar57 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US2292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 6102 Quebec Canada666 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2219 London UK219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 852 San Francisco US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Moscow Russia177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 641

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'sSudan: 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 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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'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 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'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'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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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'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'sEast Jerusalem: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken 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'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 515 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 621 stories about harm ● Myanmar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 934 stories about harm ● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 742 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 20,049 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence21% 12,669 stories · about as usual Health16% 9,688 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 5,520 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement9% 5,184 stories · much more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,699 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,701 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,631 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 killed15,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected11,693 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests7,852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees5,686 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured4,954 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced491 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions405 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill38 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 →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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