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44,966 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Flooding in Chile, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and violence in Nablus drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 67 in 100 of its 1,454 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Rights & justice

Chile

228 of its 523 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Santiago accounted for 194 of Chile's 228 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Flooding was named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

239 of its 296 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tunis accounted for 164 of Tunisia's 239 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 158 of Tunis' 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (221 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

724 of its 1,200 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Nablus accounted for 391 of Palestine's 724 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Food & livelihood

Venezuela

183 of its 282 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

810 of its 1,517 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 193 of Kasur's 290 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

717 of its 2,105 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

238 of its 438 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Cholera was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

567 of its 1,332 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 486 of Israel's 567 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. 293 of Jerusalem's 486 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

90 of its 199 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zambia

150 of its 229 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 50 of Lusaka's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Belize (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Honduras (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (28 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 12 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 44,966 stories about harm among 203,809 counted on 12 Jan.

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Chile stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 203,809 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Chile's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. On 12 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo82 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia81 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Niger76 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 359 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US521 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3722 Jerusalem Israel293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Hollywood US222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Kasur Pakistan193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Tunis Tunisia158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164

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'sVanuatu: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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 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'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'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGhana: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: 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 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: 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'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful 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'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: 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 a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Myanmar about three times as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 316 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 810 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 15,397 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents19% 8,533 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Health18% 8,126 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 6,377 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,178 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,305 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,271 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,019 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 killed12,198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,864 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions564 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations399 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill72 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angerabout as 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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