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22,694 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Minas Gerais (Brazil), people displaced in Juba and violence in Ramallah. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 89 in 100 of its 1,161 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

1,028 of its 1,161 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Minas Gerais accounted for 649 of Brazil's 1,028 stories about harm, carried by 798 outlets. 351 of Minas Gerais' 649 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (954 stories). Accidents were named in 615 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Minas Gerais stories →
Displacement

South Sudan

105 of its 115 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Juba accounted for 101 of South Sudan's 105 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

930 of its 1,499 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ramallah accounted for 581 of Palestine's 930 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (482 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

241 of its 597 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Plane crash was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

136 of its 253 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 23 of Istanbul's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

245 of its 645 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 92 of Tijuana's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (131 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

180 of its 331 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Riyadh accounted for 153 of Saudi Arabia's 180 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

France

408 of its 1,154 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (286 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Snowstorms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

20 of Dohuk's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Israel (95 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Romania (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Algeria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (26 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 26 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 22,694 stories about harm among 111,226 counted on 26 Jan.

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Brazil's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 111,226 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Israel's news mentioned outbreaks about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 26 January 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan91 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 54 · mostly displacement Brazil89 in 100 of its 1,161 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Palestine62 in 100 of its 1,499 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Minas Gerais Brazil351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 649 Caracas Venezuela334 stories about protests or strikes, of its 397 Chicago US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Ramallah Palestine214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 581 Gaza Palestine163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about twice 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 a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 309 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 930 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,993 stories · about as usual Health18% 4,112 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 3,789 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,405 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,866 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 920 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 678 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 465 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 killed7,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,532 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Brazil and the US Stories reporting arrests2,574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,026 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting refugees453 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and Israel Stories reporting people displaced276 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Israel Stories reporting abductions113 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ghana Stories reporting evacuations104 at about half the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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