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30,212 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), a disaster in Funen and violence in Tunis drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMarshall Islands 90 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 18
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Saudi Arabia

399 of its 888 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Riyadh accounted for 255 of Saudi Arabia's 399 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. 175 of Riyadh's 255 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (236 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Denmark

255 of its 398 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Funen accounted for 147 of Denmark's 255 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Funen stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

49 of its 66 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tunis accounted for 39 of Tunisia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Displacement

Algeria

44 of its 56 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

55 of its 96 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Cyclone was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

33 of its 38 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Diffa accounted for 23 of Niger's 33 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

482 of its 1,558 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Norway

63 of its 391 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Avalanche was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Marshall Islands

55 of its 61 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Taka Atoll accounted for 55 of the Marshall Islands' 55 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

343 of its 561 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Tropical storm was named in 276 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, typhoon and drownings.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Thailand (276 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Norway (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Jamaica (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Russia (182 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Jan. 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 30,212 stories about harm among 171,138 counted on 3 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Saudi Arabia. On 3 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. Saudi Arabia's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. of the day's 171,138 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Marshall Islands90 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia88 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan84 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria79 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 41 · mostly displacement Tunisia74 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1132 Houston US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Sabarimala India128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Jerusalem Israel124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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'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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little angrier than 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNicaragua: 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 more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: 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

● Poland about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 399 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 168 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 7,968 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health24% 7,137 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents20% 5,871 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 4,271 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,933 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,208 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 656 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 620 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 killed8,857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,044 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees329 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations173 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions156 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill46 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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