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43,851 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Conakry (Guinea), a disaster in Hualien and people killed in Laos. Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 85 in 100 of its 1,680 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Guinea

59 of its 89 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Conakry accounted for 51 of Guinea's 59 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. 43 of Conakry's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

1,424 of its 1,680 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hualien accounted for 1,291 of Taiwan's 1,424 stories about harm, carried by 1,070 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (800 stories). Building collapse was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Hualien stories →
Health

Laos

28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Laos over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Morocco

60 of its 146 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

814 of its 1,311 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 202 of Nablus' 384 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (356 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

41 of its 160 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 24 of Sofia's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Storms were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Maldives

455 of its 528 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (377 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Argentina

73 of its 207 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Displacement

Cuba

124 of its 310 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Samira accounted for 117 of Cuba's 124 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Finland

91 of its 321 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Bulgaria (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (103 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Madagascar (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in France (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); norovirus in South Korea (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 43,851 stories about harm among 228,089 counted on 7 Feb.

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In Bulgaria's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Guinea stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 228,089 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 7 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Maldives86 in 100 of its 528 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Taiwan85 in 100 of its 1,680 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria73 in 100 of its 1,255 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 670 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea66 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nablus Palestine202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Washington US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1529 Jerusalem Israel133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Nairobi Kenya125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Damascus Syria99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472

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'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: 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'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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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 readCameroon: 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'sBhutan: 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'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 readAntigua & 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier 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: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: 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'sAustralia: 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'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Tunisia about twice as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 911 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as angry as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 256 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 120 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,986 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health24% 10,167 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents18% 7,639 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 7,046 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,447 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,636 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,065 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,006 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 killed12,436 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions512 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced344 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and South Sudan Stories reporting evacuations283 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill94 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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