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47,759 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Santiago (Chile), illness in Adjame and people killed in Japan. Chile's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMauritius 77 in 100 of its 94 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Chile

666 of its 992 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Santiago accounted for 603 of Chile's 666 stories about harm, carried by 442 outlets. 442 of Santiago's 603 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Health

Côte d’Ivoire

52 of its 77 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Adjame accounted for 47 of Côte d’Ivoire's 52 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Meningitis was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Adjame stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

502 of its 2,401 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (325 stories). Oil spill was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Myanmar

131 of its 163 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Arakan accounted for 74 of Myanmar's 131 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 70 of Arakan's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

66 of its 124 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 39 of Khartoum's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

142 of its 433 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 14 of Mong Kok's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

141 of its 238 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half 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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Protests & strikes

Burundi

12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 5 of Kivu's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

949 of its 2,472 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (142 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 Somalia (44 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Switzerland (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Russia (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Norway (16 of its stories, about 6 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 17 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 47,759 stories about harm among 220,852 counted on 17 Jan.

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In Côte d’Ivoire's news, mentions of meningitis ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 220,852 stories, below the usual 23. It was the third day running that the news turned to Chile. In Chile, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. On 17 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar80 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Mauritius77 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen74 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire68 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Chile67 in 100 of its 992 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US645 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3192 Santiago Chile442 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Jerusalem Israel214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Bangkok Thailand90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Manhattan US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296

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'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'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 readTurkmenistan: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSenegal: 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 readRomania: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGeorgia: 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: 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'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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than 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 angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Switzerland about three times as fearful as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 639 stories about harm ● Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Chile about twice as angry as the world's · 666 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 15,541 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 9,607 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents19% 8,860 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence14% 6,683 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,215 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,641 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,505 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 918 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 killed12,029 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting arrests6,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,320 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,544 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees1,363 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced669 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting abductions502 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill105 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of usual
● Feara little more than 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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