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57,094 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in al-Bab (Syria), illness in Kuala Lumpur and rights and justice in Dakar. Malaysia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Malaysia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 72 in 100 of its 106 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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

Syria

1,548 of its 1,910 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. al-Bab accounted for 912 of Syria's 1,548 stories about harm, carried by 533 outlets. 460 of al-Bab's 912 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (604 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Al-Bab stories →
Health

Malaysia

1,426 of its 2,459 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 1,270 of Malaysia's 1,426 stories about harm, carried by 926 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (210 stories). Drownings were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Rights & justice

Senegal

76 of its 106 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dakar accounted for 73 of Senegal's 76 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

72 of its 101 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Egypt

530 of its 758 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Cairo accounted for 348 of Egypt's 530 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. 260 of Cairo's 348 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (307 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

119 of its 146 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Leila accounted for 83 of Tunisia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 83 of Leila's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

361 of its 752 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Ramallah accounted for 326 of Palestine's 361 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 165 of Ramallah's 326 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

North Korea

417 of its 712 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

283 of its 694 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 196 of Saigon's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories).

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Protests & strikes

South Africa

1,029 of its 2,421 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 484 of Pretoria's 572 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (247 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Zambia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (62 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in South Korea (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Brazil (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 24 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 57,094 stories about harm among 266,299 counted on 24 Feb.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Malaysia and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 266,299 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 10 times their usual in Ireland's news. On 25 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today. Syria stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 68%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen89 in 100 of its 279 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia82 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,910 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 337 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq72 in 100 of its 1,726 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US891 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3113 Pretoria South Africa484 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 Al-Bab Syria460 stories about protests or strikes, of its 912 Missouri River US261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Cairo Egypt260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348

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'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLibya: 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'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBrazil: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'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 readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 844 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,548 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Barbados about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 20,547 stories · more than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence20% 11,202 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,566 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 6,303 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,273 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,725 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,328 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood2% 1,140 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 killed15,886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests9,395 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,062 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people injured4,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,327 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions621 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations478 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill290 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about Malaysia 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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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