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50,665 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Ghouta and deaths in Camana drew the news. Peru's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 63 in 100 of its 410 stories, usually 19
RegionNorth America 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

325 of its 559 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 172 of Iran's 325 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. 90 of Tehran's 172 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Avalanche was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,273 of its 1,601 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Ghouta accounted for 998 of Syria's 1,273 stories about harm, carried by 892 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (156 stories). Hunger was named in 119 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Ghouta stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

232 of its 383 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Camana accounted for 162 of Peru's 232 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Camana stories →
Health

France

552 of its 1,873 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Storm surge was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

258 of its 410 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Manama accounted for 179 of Bahrain's 258 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. 172 of Manama's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

116 of its 149 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mogadishu accounted for 82 of Somalia's 116 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

163 of its 350 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (120 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

US

21,660 of its 76,621 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (198 stories). Storms were named in 752 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes and avalanche.

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Rights & justice

Philippines

559 of its 1,415 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Poisoning was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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: extreme cold in Morocco (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); overdoses in Ghana (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Yemen (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 6 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 21 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 50,665 stories about harm among 223,076 counted on 21 Feb.

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Mentions of extreme cold ran more than ten times their usual in Morocco's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Iran stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 223,076 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 1,601 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar76 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Mali71 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1440 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3591 Broward County US405 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1093 Ghouta Syria388 stories about protests or strikes, of its 998 Charlotte US334 stories about protests or strikes, of its 554 Greenwood Village US237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: 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 readLaos: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: 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'sVanuatu: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Peru about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Albania few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,273 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 455 stories about harm ● Bahrain about twice as angry as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 13,887 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 11,521 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health19% 9,419 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,671 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,746 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,683 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,436 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,227 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 killed19,484 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected5,986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced239 at about half the usual rate · most about Yemen and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill61 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
● 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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