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38,417 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Sanaa (Yemen), violence in Brussels and rights and justice in Akobo drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 66 in 100 of its 762 stories, usually 26
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

177 of its 208 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 148 of Yemen's 177 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 101 of Sanaa's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

503 of its 762 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 494 of Belgium's 503 stories about harm, carried by 447 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (267 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

217 of its 244 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Akobo accounted for 166 of South Sudan's 217 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (172 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Akobo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Benin

39 of its 58 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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

Syria

1,028 of its 1,262 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 222 of Idlib's 432 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (467 stories). Poisoning was named in 131 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms. 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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Rights & justice

Chile

351 of its 712 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Santiago accounted for 332 of Chile's 351 stories about harm, carried by 355 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (321 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

75 of its 143 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Hunger was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 16 of Tirana's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Paraguay

40 of its 51 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Asuncion accounted for 39 of Paraguay's 40 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Rights & justice

Maldives

529 of its 759 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). 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: dengue in Philippines (218 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Albania (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 38,417 stories about harm among 201,031 counted on 5 Feb.

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The Philippines' news mentioned the dengue more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Yemen. A year earlier, on 5 February 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 201,031 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan89 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Yemen85 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,262 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Paraguay78 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 15 · mostly conflict & violence Libya73 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Idlib Syria222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 432 Damascus Syria178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Nairobi Kenya148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 964 Philadelphia US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395

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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAksai Chin: 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'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than 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 fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 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 · 1,028 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 338 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as angry as the world's · 503 stories about harm ● Maldives about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 529 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,073 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,723 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 6,989 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,087 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,869 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 1,289 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 948 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 787 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 killed11,900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations216 at about half the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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 harsher than 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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