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50,323 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at road crashes in Peru, violence in Ghouta and protests in Juba (South Sudan). the Netherlands' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMontenegro 49 in 100 of its 822 stories, usually 17
RegionNorth America 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as 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

Peru

125 of its 251 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lima accounted for 75 of Peru's 125 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,396 of its 1,699 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Ghouta accounted for 1,113 of Syria's 1,396 stories about harm, carried by 682 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (194 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment and plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Ghouta stories →
Protests & strikes

South Sudan

63 of its 84 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Juba accounted for 43 of South Sudan's 63 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. 28 of Juba's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Health

Netherlands

256 of its 727 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (196 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Somalia

220 of its 256 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Mogadishu accounted for 142 of Somalia's 220 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,067 of its 2,705 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (440 stories). Meningitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

308 of its 622 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 91 of Jakarta's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Landslides were named in 111 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with avalanche.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

249 of its 550 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Brussels accounted for 230 of Belgium's 249 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (181 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

73 of its 232 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Uganda

124 of its 272 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (22 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (111 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Romania (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Greece (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Mozambique (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 22 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 50,323 stories about harm among 225,114 counted on 22 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Peru. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 225,114 stories, above the usual 21. Mentions of landslides ran about 9 times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Peru, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. On 22 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 1,699 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan75 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Libya71 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Mali65 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US896 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4075 Ghouta Syria396 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1113 Florida US303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1326 Leon County US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Jerusalem Israel195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 639

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUkraine: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustria: 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'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'sCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than 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 fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer 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'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 angry as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Netherlands about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 256 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 388 stories about harm ● Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,396 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 13,829 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 12,653 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health19% 9,442 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,234 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,466 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,476 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,206 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,163 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 killed18,839 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests6,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,060 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,730 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions810 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations708 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced329 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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