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19,547 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to tropical storm in Thailand, illness in Enkoping and violence in Arakan. Myanmar's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostThailand 64 in 100 of its 399 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

256 of its 399 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Nakhon Si Thammarat accounted for 142 of Thailand's 256 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (64 stories). Tropical storm was named in 231 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding and storm surge.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Nakhon Si Thammarat stories →
Health

Sweden

112 of its 162 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Enkoping accounted for 96 of Sweden's 112 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Ebola was named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Enkoping stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

33 of its 38 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Arakan accounted for 29 of Myanmar's 33 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Arakan stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

65 of its 75 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Khartoum accounted for 48 of Sudan's 65 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 44 of Khartoum's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Fiji

40 of its 74 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Cyclone was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

62 of its 187 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Storms were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Egypt

191 of its 364 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Cairo accounted for 143 of Egypt's 191 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (114 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

138 of its 169 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 73 of Yemen's 138 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

198 of its 620 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Hypothermia was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

152 of its 230 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Austria (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Greece (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Congo (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 19,547 stories about harm among 102,773 counted on 5 Jan.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Thailand. of the day's 102,773 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Thailand stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. On 5 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan87 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Yemen82 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia80 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Sweden69 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Texas City US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 960 Moscow Russia75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Sabarimala India70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'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 readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'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 readHong Kong: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Austria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Myanmar few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 282 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 5,254 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 3,996 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,493 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,024 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,413 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 850 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 517 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 383 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 killed6,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees220 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill8 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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 harsher 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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