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30,550 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Flooding in Mexico, protests in Ramallah (Palestine) and deaths in Copenhagen drew the news. Denmark's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMexico 77 in 100 of its 2,163 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,666 of its 2,163 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mexico City accounted for 1,162 of Mexico's 1,666 stories about harm, carried by 1,123 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 530 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse, helicopter crash and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

521 of its 1,002 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ramallah accounted for 458 of Palestine's 521 stories about harm, carried by 7 outlets. 294 of Ramallah's 458 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (290 stories). Storms were named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Denmark

128 of its 190 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Copenhagen accounted for 125 of Denmark's 128 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Poland

176 of its 289 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (110 stories). Natural hazards were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Cyprus

42 of its 73 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Kofinou accounted for 41 of Cyprus' 42 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

781 of its 1,140 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 507 of Israel's 781 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories).

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Rights & justice

Tanzania

39 of its 89 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

280 of its 462 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (170 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

770 of its 1,902 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (286 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

159 of its 537 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 70 of Milan's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (76 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Venezuela (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Tanzania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Syria (39 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (45 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 30,550 stories about harm among 130,228 counted on 17 Feb.

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Mexico stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 130,228 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On 17 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen92 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives89 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Mexico77 in 100 of its 2,163 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel69 in 100 of its 1,140 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Broward County US640 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2002 Ramallah Palestine294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 Kremlin Russia258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Washington US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1464 Jerusalem Israel203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 507

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 92 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uruguay: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 41 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 51 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Trinidad & Tobago: 46 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tanzania: 44 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 65 in 100 of its 530 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 74 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 71 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Solomon Islands: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 36 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 61 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 1,362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 40 in 100 of its 1,902 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 77 in 100 of its 2,163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 37 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 46 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 31 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jordan: 42 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 69 in 100 of its 1,140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 1,002 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 68 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 669 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 42 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 61 in 100 of its 462 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Denmark: 67 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cyprus: 58 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 79 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 39 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 61 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 82 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bolivia: 53 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 44 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 1,002 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 1,002 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 1,002 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Maldives: 89 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Mexico 77 in 100 of its 2,163 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 92 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Maldives 89 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 69 in 100 of its 1,140 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 65 in 100 of its 530 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Denmark 67 in 100 of its 190 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 8,045 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence27% 8,036 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 4,940 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,806 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,402 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 888 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 665 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 322 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 killed12,978 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting arrests4,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,923 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people affected2,644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations481 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees406 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions312 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about one and a half times 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 much 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.