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43,541 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Velka Maca, the tsunami in Papua New Guinea and violence in Khojaly. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 73 in 100 of its 279 stories, usually 12
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Rights & justice

Slovakia

205 of its 279 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Velka Maca accounted for 197 of Slovakia's 205 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (178 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Velka Maca stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

554 of its 708 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Porgera accounted for 323 of Papua New Guinea's 554 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (364 stories). Tsunami was named in 380 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Porgera stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

152 of its 239 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Khojaly accounted for 140 of Azerbaijan's 152 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Khojaly stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

59 of its 115 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 39 of Kiziba's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kiziba stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

352 of its 1,213 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Drownings were named in 285 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,662 of its 2,074 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Ghouta accounted for 1,349 of Syria's 1,662 stories about harm, carried by 915 outlets. Helicopter crash was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Congo

152 of its 181 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Mozambique

102 of its 137 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Poisoning was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

708 of its 1,105 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Ramallah accounted for 530 of Palestine's 708 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (372 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Norway

72 of its 260 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in United Arab Emirates (285 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Mozambique (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Italy (163 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Norway (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Netherlands (21 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 26 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 43,541 stories about harm among 193,650 counted on 26 Feb.

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Slovakia stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 193,650 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In the United Arab Emirates' news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 26 February 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo84 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Somalia83 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 2,074 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea80 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US574 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2672 Ghouta Syria348 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1349 Beijing China147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Broward County US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 730 Jerusalem Israel145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'sEthiopia: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer 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

● Mozambique about three times as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as warm as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 352 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as angry as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 153 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,909 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 10,004 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents18% 7,513 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health17% 7,441 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,846 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,068 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 1,039 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 827 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 killed15,555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,621 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,066 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions918 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations341 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced316 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill34 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 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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