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48,654 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to extreme cold in Denmark, violence in Oruro and people killed in Zimbabwe. Denmark's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 62 in 100 of its 606 stories, usually 31
RegionNorth America 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Denmark

248 of its 509 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Copenhagen accounted for 220 of Denmark's 248 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (211 stories). Extreme cold was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

Bolivia

105 of its 136 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Oruro accounted for 97 of Bolivia's 105 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → Oruro stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

314 of its 834 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (165 stories). Road crashes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Cuba

157 of its 296 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Havana accounted for 147 of Cuba's 157 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (90 stories).

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

South Sudan

171 of its 220 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Yambio accounted for 132 of South Sudan's 171 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

282 of its 563 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (205 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Latvia

22 of its 56 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

120 of its 209 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

US

21,523 of its 77,445 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (3,847 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 1,146 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

4 of Oslo's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in South Korea (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Bahamas (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (48 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 48,654 stories about harm among 219,052 counted on 15 Feb.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Denmark. of the day's 219,052 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Denmark stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. On 15 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan78 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia77 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 652 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador73 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 33 · mostly health Ethiopia67 in 100 of its 528 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US355 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2403 Johannesburg South Africa161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 London UK155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 790 Houston US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Beirut Lebanon99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: 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: 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 Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLebanon: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFiji: 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'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBhutan: 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'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 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'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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: 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 angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken 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'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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Denmark about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 496 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 314 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 431 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 12,740 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence23% 11,154 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health23% 11,121 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents10% 4,840 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 4,218 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood3% 1,364 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,254 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,215 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 killed19,993 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,838 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected5,481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees514 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions444 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced235 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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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