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32,753 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to rights and justice in Caracas, protests in Libreville (Gabon) and a disaster in Valletta. Belgium's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalta 69 in 100 of its 292 stories, usually 21
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

129 of its 270 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Caracas accounted for 89 of Venezuela's 129 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Protests & strikes

Gabon

54 of its 79 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Libreville accounted for 42 of Gabon's 54 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 30 of Libreville's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories).

Gabon over 30 days → its stories → Libreville stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malta

201 of its 292 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Valletta accounted for 130 of Malta's 201 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

91 of its 296 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Colombia

60 of its 143 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 15 of Bogota's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Croatia

62 of its 176 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 4%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

92 of its 240 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Extreme cold was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and storms.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

524 of its 831 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 301 of Palestine's 524 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Storms were named in 115 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

83 of its 396 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

117 of its 396 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 68 of Warsaw's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Haiti (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Palestine (115 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); overdoses in Mexico (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Lebanon (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Congo (18 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 9 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 32,753 stories about harm among 186,683 counted on 9 Jan.

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In Palestine's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. On 9 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. Venezuela's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. of the day's 186,683 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 →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Malta69 in 100 of its 292 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Gabon68 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Palestine63 in 100 of its 831 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Yemen59 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2235 Houston US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 490 Bangkok Thailand147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Leesburg US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Khartoum Sudan110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142

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'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 readTurkmenistan: 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'sThailand: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFinland: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 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'sCuba: 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 readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'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 readEast 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 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'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Austria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Croatia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Australia about twice as fearful as the world's · 759 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,452 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health23% 7,366 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 4,916 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 4,514 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,883 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,186 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,079 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 773 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 killed8,044 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,995 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,311 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malta Stories reporting people injured1,631 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting refugees632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced230 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations130 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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