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The news turned to protests in Conakry (Guinea), illness in Port-au-Prince and the earthquake in Panama. Panama's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuinea 93 in 100 of its 242 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

224 of its 242 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Conakry accounted for 207 of Guinea's 224 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 207 of Conakry's 207 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Health

Haiti

166 of its 219 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 154 of Haiti's 166 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Panama

117 of its 187 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Panama City accounted for 105 of Panama's 117 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Earthquake was named in 105 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Panama City stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

929 of its 1,837 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Avalanche was named in 244 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Colombia

274 of its 357 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 138 of Bogota's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

287 of its 754 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Tsunami was named in 62 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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

969 of its 1,761 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). HIV was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

304 of its 366 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 212 of Somalia's 304 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

139 of its 184 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Algiers accounted for 126 of Algeria's 139 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,439 of its 2,816 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in South Sudan (76 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tsunami in North Korea (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Sudan (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hepatitis in Cameroon (11 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 20 Feb. 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 47,656 stories about harm among 223,503 counted on 20 Feb.

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Guinea's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. of the day's 223,503 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Panama's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. On 21 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea93 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Tunisia85 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia83 in 100 of its 366 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia77 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti76 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 32 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US702 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2498 London UK330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 788 Conakry Guinea207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Times Square US207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Dallas US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313

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'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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: 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'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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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'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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readEl 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: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBahrain: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: 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'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Panama about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 969 stories about harm ● Norway about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 308 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 304 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,439 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,663 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 10,780 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health17% 7,998 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,946 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,937 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,404 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 1,317 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 744 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 killed13,442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,807 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced597 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about half the usual rate · most about Russia and the US

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 harsher 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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