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41,701 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Brussels (Belgium), violence in Mandalay and people killed in Latvia. Myanmar's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 66 in 100 of its 471 stories, usually 42
RegionNorth America 24 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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Protests & strikes

Belgium

245 of its 577 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 10 of Brussels' 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (176 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

108 of its 137 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mandalay accounted for 80 of Myanmar's 108 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Disasters & accidents

Latvia

19 of its 65 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flu was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Latvia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

28 of its 60 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Türkiye

844 of its 1,392 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ankara accounted for 403 of Türkiye's 844 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

168 of its 297 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Avalanche was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

313 of its 471 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 90 of Oromo's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

90 of its 151 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

72 of its 199 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hungary

81 of its 318 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 40 of Budapest's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Palestine (97 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Bahamas (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Haiti (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 41,701 stories about harm among 204,604 counted on 16 Feb.

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In Sierra Leone's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 204,604 stories, as usual. Belgium's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. A year earlier, on 16 February 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar79 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 565 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 471 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Yemen64 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia63 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1892 Ramallah Palestine190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Ankara Türkiye145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Broward County US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1226 Oromo Ethiopia90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than 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 one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer 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'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sComoros: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about three 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Rwanda about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 554 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as fearful as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 386 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,162 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 9,718 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health21% 8,477 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 4,731 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 3,796 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 1,132 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,015 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 926 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 killed16,443 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,991 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,871 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees607 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Poland Stories reporting abductions497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced314 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill79 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 harsher than 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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