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34,226 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), building collapse in Afghanistan and rights and justice in Paris. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 76 in 100 of its 360 stories, usually 38
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Venezuela

273 of its 360 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 210 of Venezuela's 273 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 193 of Caracas' 210 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (189 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 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

Afghanistan

669 of its 807 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 465 of Afghanistan's 669 stories about harm, carried by 487 outlets. Building collapse was named in 161 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

France

1,157 of its 3,090 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 980 of France's 1,157 stories about harm, carried by 1,067 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (685 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

322 of its 866 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

742 of its 1,033 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Harare accounted for 543 of Zimbabwe's 742 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. 459 of Harare's 543 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

151 of its 277 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 93 of Kashmir's 151 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Avalanche was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

400 of its 1,100 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (187 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Maldives

11 of its 39 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

78 of its 95 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Portugal

32 of its 125 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 15 of Lisbon's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Taiwan (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Libya (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in DR Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Maldives (10 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 22 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 34,226 stories about harm among 181,890 counted on 22 Jan.

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Afghanistan's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 181,890 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Venezuela. Venezuela stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 22 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 807 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Libya82 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua80 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela76 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Zimbabwe72 in 100 of its 1,033 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US478 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1301 Harare Zimbabwe459 stories about protests or strikes, of its 543 Moscow Russia279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 665 Paris France212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 980 Caracas Venezuela193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: 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'sPoland: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sFiji: 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'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAndorra: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMacao: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 669 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about twice as angry as the world's · 742 stories about harm ● Kenya about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 231 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,442 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health19% 6,526 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 6,327 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,729 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,852 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,044 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 857 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 721 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 killed8,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,340 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions281 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations171 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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