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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), gas explosion in Bolivia and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBolivia 94 in 100 of its 166 stories, usually 27
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

407 of its 848 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 343 of Iran's 407 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. 255 of Tehran's 343 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (282 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bolivia

156 of its 166 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Gas explosion was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

294 of its 380 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jammu accounted for 233 of Kashmir's 294 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

138 of its 181 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

309 of its 434 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yogyakarta accounted for 185 of Indonesia's 309 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,126 of its 3,162 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Moscow accounted for 996 of Russia's 1,126 stories about harm, carried by 951 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,019 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

782 of its 1,512 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 288 of Lahore's 333 stories were about protests or strikes. Tsunami was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

North Macedonia

47 of its 60 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Greece

153 of its 264 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Denmark

91 of its 151 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Copenhagen accounted for 86 of Denmark's 91 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Tonga (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in United Arab Emirates (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (20 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); avalanche in Philippines (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 25,154 stories about harm among 110,122 counted on 11 Feb.

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Tonga's news mentioned the hurricane more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 110,122 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Iran, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual. On 11 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Taiwan, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bolivia94 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 27 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given North Macedonia78 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 13 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Kashmir77 in 100 of its 380 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong76 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418 Lahore Pakistan288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Tehran Iran255 stories about protests or strikes, of its 343 Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 814 Manila Philippines69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: 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'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Greece about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 294 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 334 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Bolivia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 448 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 6,640 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence22% 5,316 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents19% 4,610 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,868 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 2,292 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement3% 697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 648 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 579 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 killed10,336 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting arrests3,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,034 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people affected2,638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions408 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees345 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations295 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 one and a half times 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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