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The day's news pointed at people displaced in Libya, gas explosion in Türkiye and protests in Tunis (Tunisia). Tunisia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMaldives 88 in 100 of its 761 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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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Disasters & accidents

Libya

576 of its 669 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

466 of its 753 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (186 stories). Gas explosion was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

108 of its 128 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Tunis accounted for 91 of Tunisia's 108 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 77 of Tunis' 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

149 of its 278 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kigali accounted for 115 of Rwanda's 149 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

149 of its 313 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories). Avalanche was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Maldives

668 of its 761 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

214 of its 251 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Hungary

74 of its 191 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Flu was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

397 of its 862 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 206 of Nairobi's 266 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

France

804 of its 2,087 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Plane crash was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in South Africa (250 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (241 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in U.S. Virgin Islands (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 44,000 stories about harm among 218,883 counted on 2 Feb.

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South Africa's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 2 February 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Libya, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 67% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 218,883 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Maldives88 in 100 of its 761 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Libya86 in 100 of its 669 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan85 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia84 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 692 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 548 Nairobi Kenya206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1383 Tehran Iran198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Manila Philippines128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sSweden: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSaudi 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: 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'sNorth Korea: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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 readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readChina: 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: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times 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'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 401 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 198 stories about harm ● Tunisia about twice as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 530 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 466 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,702 stories · about as usual Health23% 9,862 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 7,260 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,796 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,760 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,361 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,322 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 971 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 killed12,008 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced348 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations327 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Africa and the US Stories reporting abductions266 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill91 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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