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42,729 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to landslides in Papua New Guinea, violence in Prague and rights and justice in Bratislava. Slovakia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 84 in 100 of its 399 stories, usually 46
RegionEast Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

337 of its 399 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Porgera accounted for 175 of Papua New Guinea's 337 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (171 stories). Landslides were named in 223 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption.

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

Czechia

91 of its 198 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Prague accounted for 89 of the Czechia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Rights & justice

Slovakia

108 of its 196 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bratislava accounted for 105 of Slovakia's 108 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Protests & strikes

Malawi

63 of its 112 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 9 of Mulanje's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories → Mulanje stories →
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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

85 of its 126 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Ouagadougou accounted for 82 of Burkina Faso's 85 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 79 of Ouagadougou's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

65 of its 106 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 33 of Kiziba's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

331 of its 1,574 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. 207 of Seoul's 288 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Equatorial Guinea

23 of its 28 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 13 of Mongomo's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

73 of its 212 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

100 of its 163 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in North Korea (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Botswana (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Saudi Arabia (75 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Germany (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Mozambique (10 of its stories, about 5 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 27 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 42,729 stories about harm among 196,193 counted on 27 Feb.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Papua New Guinea. of the day's 196,193 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned landslides about 4 times as often as usual. Papua New Guinea's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. A year earlier, on 27 February 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea84 in 100 of its 399 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Maldives76 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Honduras76 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 42 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Somalia74 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 1,484 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US466 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2639 Ghouta Syria305 stories about protests or strikes, of its 925 University of New Mexico US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Broward County US223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 752 Seoul South Korea207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: 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'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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 about twice as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful 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'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● United Arab Emirates about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 353 stories about harm ● Colombia about 4 times as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Czechia about twice as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Slovakia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 544 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,818 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,130 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,178 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,866 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,665 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,392 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 995 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 872 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 killed13,919 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,853 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,517 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions694 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees520 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced293 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill66 at about the usual rate

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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