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31,976 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Mogadishu, deaths in Dollrath and protests in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). Somalia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEcuador 66 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

418 of its 478 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mogadishu accounted for 399 of Somalia's 418 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

70 of its 151 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Dollrath accounted for 63 of Austria's 70 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (63 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Dollrath stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

512 of its 1,328 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories). Train derailment was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and measles.

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

Yemen

220 of its 240 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 131 of Yemen's 220 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,185 of its 2,128 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (71 stories). Tsunami was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,470 of its 1,706 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Ghouta accounted for 1,316 of Syria's 1,470 stories about harm, carried by 1,041 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (732 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

67 of its 84 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sittwe accounted for 47 of Myanmar's 67 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 39 of Sittwe's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Greece

86 of its 266 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 15 of Athens' 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

797 of its 991 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 688 of Afghanistan's 797 stories about harm, carried by 597 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Denmark (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Vietnam (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Germany (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Japan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 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 24 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 31,976 stories about harm among 134,229 counted on 24 Feb.

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Mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual in Denmark's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Somalia for the second day running. 24 in every 100 of the day's 134,229 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 →

Yemen92 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia87 in 100 of its 478 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria86 in 100 of its 1,706 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 991 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo80 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ghouta Syria575 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1316 Washington US372 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1597 Sandy Hook US211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Jerusalem Israel202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473 Rome Italy192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'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 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'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 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlbania: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sMontenegro: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than 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'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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 797 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 484 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 418 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 1,368 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,132 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 8,843 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health16% 5,141 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 3,980 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,346 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 904 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 756 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 351 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 killed13,301 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,921 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected3,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions447 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced425 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Israel Stories reporting refugees425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations374 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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