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29,103 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Khartoum (Sudan), people killed in Puerto Rico and rights and justice in Phnom Penh drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGabon 53 in 100 of its 796 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

97 of its 115 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Khartoum accounted for 62 of Sudan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 58 of Khartoum's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

66 of its 109 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Outbreaks were named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

56 of its 98 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Phnom Penh accounted for 46 of Cambodia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

233 of its 349 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 104 of Afghanistan's 233 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Gabon

420 of its 796 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Libreville accounted for 344 of Gabon's 420 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (257 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

409 of its 646 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Gambia

53 of its 84 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Banjul accounted for 48 of the Gambia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

107 of its 297 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Belgium

70 of its 194 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Poland

153 of its 424 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Jordan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Italy (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 7 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 29,103 stories about harm among 164,372 counted on 7 Jan.

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Puerto Rico's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. On 7 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. In Sudan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 72% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 164,372 stories, below the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye63 in 100 of its 646 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 590 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US480 stories about protests or strikes, of its 637 Birmingham Civil Rights Institute US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Washington US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1144 Bangkok Thailand137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Libreville Gabon123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344

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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: 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'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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'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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 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'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 409 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 373 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 431 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,929 stories · about as usual Health23% 6,448 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,033 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 4,182 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,627 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,241 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 581 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 523 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 killed8,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,671 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,858 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees307 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions196 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced156 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations123 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Fiji Stories reporting people falling ill13 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Gabon

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 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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