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45,261 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Idlib (Syria), the earthquake in Taiwan and violence in Mogadishu. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 64 in 100 of its 978 stories, usually 13
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Syria

1,341 of its 1,647 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Idlib accounted for 645 of Syria's 1,341 stories about harm, carried by 369 outlets. 393 of Idlib's 645 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (356 stories). Snowstorms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

626 of its 978 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Hualien accounted for 556 of Taiwan's 626 stories about harm, carried by 716 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 563 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Hualien stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

180 of its 229 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 135 of Somalia's 180 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Rights & justice

Maldives

917 of its 1,130 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (668 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Honduras

82 of its 96 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Choloma accounted for 67 of Honduras' 82 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 67 of Choloma's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

101 of its 157 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kigali accounted for 80 of Rwanda's 101 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 75 of Kigali's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

302 of its 575 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jakarta accounted for 249 of Indonesia's 302 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Heavy rain was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Ethiopia

134 of its 227 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

178 of its 219 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Poland

423 of its 971 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (271 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: norovirus in South Korea (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (90 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Denmark (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 6 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 45,261 stories about harm among 226,368 counted on 6 Feb.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 226,368 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 6 February 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras85 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Syria81 in 100 of its 1,647 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives81 in 100 of its 1,130 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Somalia79 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Idlib Syria393 stories about protests or strikes, of its 645 Washington US228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1325 Ghouta Syria141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 London UK134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1178 Warsaw Poland113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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'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: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: 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 readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readCentral 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'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'sBotswana: 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: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: 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'sTurkmenistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: 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'sHonduras: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Rwanda about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Poland about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 423 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,341 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 235 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,234 stories · about as usual Health21% 9,380 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 8,165 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 7,048 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,646 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,378 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,257 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,166 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 killed12,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced880 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Yemen Stories reporting refugees718 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Uganda Stories reporting abductions439 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations187 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill75 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 about as 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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