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29,169 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), train derailment in Colombia and power cuts in Chile. Colombia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 80 in 100 of its 416 stories, usually 34
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

334 of its 416 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Caracas accounted for 240 of Venezuela's 334 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. 186 of Caracas' 240 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Avalanche was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

182 of its 215 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Bogota accounted for 140 of Colombia's 182 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (98 stories). Train derailment was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

34 of its 106 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
Food & livelihood

Switzerland

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

480 of its 567 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 331 of Afghanistan's 480 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (273 stories). Polio was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

195 of its 219 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Aguelhok accounted for 115 of Mali's 195 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (170 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

585 of its 861 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Harare accounted for 406 of Zimbabwe's 585 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. 342 of Harare's 406 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (155 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Netherlands

71 of its 337 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 10 of Amsterdam's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

148 of its 221 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 119 of Iraq's 148 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

803 of its 1,116 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (612 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Rwanda (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Libya (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (864 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 29,169 stories about harm among 148,352 counted on 21 Jan.

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In Chile's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 148,352 stories, as usual. Venezuela's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. On 21 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua91 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Mali89 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 567 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia85 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela80 in 100 of its 416 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Oakland US521 stories about protests or strikes, of its 690 Washington US441 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1154 Harare Zimbabwe342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 406 Cincinnati US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Caracas Venezuela186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times 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'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 480 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as fearful as the world's · 271 stories about harm ● Colombia about three times as angry as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,694 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 5,637 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 5,265 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,644 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,594 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,109 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 820 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 681 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 killed9,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees613 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Israel Stories reporting abductions316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.