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43,674 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The typhoon in Macao, storm surge in Samoa and violence in Jammu drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFiji 64 in 100 of its 278 stories, usually 18
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Macao

76 of its 159 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Cotai accounted for 74 of Macao's 76 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Typhoon was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Macao over 30 days → its stories → Cotai stories →
Disasters & accidents

Samoa

59 of its 87 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Apia accounted for 45 of Samoa's 59 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Storm surge was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Samoa over 30 days → its stories → Apia stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

231 of its 301 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jammu accounted for 181 of Kashmir's 231 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

273 of its 551 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Stockholm accounted for 180 of Sweden's 273 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
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Conflict & violence

Egypt

570 of its 1,003 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Cairo accounted for 457 of Egypt's 570 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Liberia

47 of its 147 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 20 of Monrovia's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

93 of its 183 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 25 of Oromo's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Drought was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

934 of its 1,720 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Tsunami was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

177 of its 278 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Hurricane was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm.

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Disasters & accidents

Tonga

174 of its 220 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Antarctica (65 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Switzerland (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (28 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Armenia (12 of its stories, about 10 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 13 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 43,674 stories about harm among 214,291 counted on 13 Feb.

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In Macao, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 8% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 214,291 stories, as usual. Mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual in Macao's news. On 13 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras87 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Tonga79 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir77 in 100 of its 301 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar76 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Antarctica74 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1958 Jerusalem Israel250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Moscow Russia161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 752 Cairo Egypt142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Lahore Pakistan100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sQatar: 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 readOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'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'sLesotho: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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'sCuba: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readEast 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMacao: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 590 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 934 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 570 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,302 stories · about as usual Health23% 9,689 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence18% 7,686 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,634 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,372 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,689 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,191 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,075 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 killed11,787 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,295 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations567 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced275 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people falling ill77 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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