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Protests in Harare (Zimbabwe), heavy rain in the Maldives and violence in Damascus drew the news. the Maldives' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 62 in 100 of its 1,387 stories, usually 40
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Zimbabwe

601 of its 990 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Harare accounted for 377 of Zimbabwe's 601 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. 278 of Harare's 377 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (120 stories). HIV was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Disasters & accidents

Maldives

13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Maldives over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

408 of its 570 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Damascus accounted for 170 of Syria's 408 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Venezuela

854 of its 1,387 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 722 of Venezuela's 854 stories about harm, carried by 697 outlets. 700 of Caracas' 722 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (134 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iran

206 of its 539 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 93 of Tehran's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

658 of its 1,550 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 204 of Jerusalem's 368 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (284 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

176 of its 709 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 99 of Seoul's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

101 of its 185 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Avalanche was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Heavy rain was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Indonesia (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Romania (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Mozambique (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (40 of its stories, about 4 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 23 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 34,735 stories about harm among 193,607 counted on 23 Jan.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 193,607 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. A year earlier, on 23 January 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Zimbabwe's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique73 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 570 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela62 in 100 of its 1,387 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Zimbabwe61 in 100 of its 990 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela700 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Washington US493 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1359 Harare Zimbabwe278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Jerusalem Israel204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Paris France164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 585

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sPalestine: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: 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: 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'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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'sVatican City: 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sFinland: coverage a little warmer 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'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 408 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 12,434 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Health20% 6,663 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,421 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 4,512 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,755 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,184 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,045 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 856 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 killed8,414 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,923 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees735 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations149 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third 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 →

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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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