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The news turned to drownings in Libya, violence in Casamance and protests in Paris (France). Senegal's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 71 in 100 of its 180 stories, usually 19
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Disasters & accidents

Libya

177 of its 221 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tripoli accounted for 128 of Libya's 177 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (145 stories). Drownings were named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

127 of its 180 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Casamance accounted for 120 of Senegal's 127 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Casamance stories →
Protests & strikes

France

209 of its 690 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 83 of Paris' 156 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Train derailment was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

80 of its 190 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

251 of its 374 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Sopore accounted for 173 of Kashmir's 251 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

379 of its 541 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 302 of Egypt's 379 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Gas explosion was named in 21 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

Syria

192 of its 238 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Ghouta accounted for 127 of Syria's 192 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

153 of its 245 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

314 of its 640 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 192 of Riyadh's 238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (223 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Guinea-Bissau

15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Belgium (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in UK (61 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); gas explosion in Egypt (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 28,774 stories about harm among 120,099 counted on 6 Jan.

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Libya's news mentioned drownings about 7 times as often as usual. On 6 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 24 today. In Libya, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 120,099 stories, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo95 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar75 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran633 stories about protests or strikes, of its 717 Jerusalem Israel261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 435 Riyadh Saudi Arabia192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Washington US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1013 San Francisco US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMacao: 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

● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Senegal about three times as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 621 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Austria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 7,682 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents26% 7,389 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health17% 4,846 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 4,582 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,512 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 902 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 742 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 666 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 killed9,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations464 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees281 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill89 at about twice 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as 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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