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41,758 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tunis (Tunisia), a disaster in Antananarivo and rights and justice in Hanoi drew the news. Madagascar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGreenland 98 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 30
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

33 of its 45 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 20 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Food poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

79 of its 90 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Antananarivo accounted for 45 of Madagascar's 79 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Antananarivo stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

244 of its 562 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 160 of Vietnam's 244 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

52 of its 103 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Casamance accounted for 48 of Senegal's 52 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

570 of its 705 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Idlib accounted for 400 of Syria's 570 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. 240 of Idlib's 400 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (228 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

644 of its 919 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (440 stories). Earthquake was named in 550 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

324 of its 393 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 221 of Libya's 324 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (262 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

96 of its 158 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 34 of Khartoum's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

238 of its 974 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (136 stories). Drownings were named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Greenland

62 of its 63 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Respiratory illness was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in El Salvador (550 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Greenland (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Italy (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 41,758 stories about harm among 192,085 counted on 8 Jan.

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In el Salvador's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 192,085 stories, as usual. Tunisia's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. On 8 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greenland98 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Madagascar88 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya82 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria81 in 100 of its 705 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan79 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hollywood US1236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2170 Washington US339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1288 Tehran Iran314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Idlib Syria240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Beijing China214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 639

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'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'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 readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry 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'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: 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 fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful 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'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 620 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 570 stories about harm ● Madagascar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● El Salvador about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 644 stories about harm ● Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 124 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,215 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents24% 9,941 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health20% 8,008 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,545 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,972 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,235 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,059 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,011 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 killed11,529 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,878 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions752 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations377 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the United Arab Emirates

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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