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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Damascus and people killed in Liberia. Iran's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAngola 56 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 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

Iran

265 of its 554 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 109 of Tehran's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (118 stories). Drought was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

333 of its 487 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Damascus accounted for 169 of Syria's 333 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

Liberia

25 of its 63 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

167 of its 683 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

1,700 of its 3,067 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 1,353 of Venezuela's 1,700 stories about harm, carried by 838 outlets. 1,248 of Caracas' 1,353 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,334 stories). Landslides were named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

521 of its 1,189 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 200 of Jerusalem's 302 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Measles was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with house fires.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

Harare accounted for 187 of Zimbabwe's 314 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 109 of Harare's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 149 of Sudan's 195 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 136 of Khartoum's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

120 of its 220 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Austria

45 of its 143 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Panama (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (105 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (183 of its stories, about three times its usual); hantavirus in Argentina (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 35,246 stories about harm among 195,881 counted on 24 Jan.

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In Panama's news, mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 195,881 stories, below the usual 19. On 24 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. In Iran, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia76 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Syria68 in 100 of its 487 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Angola56 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 16 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela1248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1353 Washington US546 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1529 Jerusalem Israel200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Khartoum Sudan136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 South Bend US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readUganda: 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 readThailand: 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'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 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readBritish 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint 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'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as fearful as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 333 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 12,220 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Health20% 6,961 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,414 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence14% 4,973 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,809 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,311 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 975 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 726 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 killed9,890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,602 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees446 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced198 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations127 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about two-thirds of 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
● 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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