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20,359 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to drownings in the Bahamas, violence in Damascus and volcanic eruption in Sweden. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 68 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 15
RegionOceania 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

42 of its 92 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Abaco accounted for 36 of the Bahamas' 42 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Abaco stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

334 of its 398 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Damascus accounted for 168 of Syria's 334 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

46 of its 113 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

65 of its 78 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 11 of Khartoum's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning 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. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

56 of its 82 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Prague accounted for 56 of the Czechia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Snowstorms were named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, heavy rain and drownings.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

887 of its 2,597 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Heavy rain was named in 214 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tornadoes and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

163 of its 261 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. San Salvador accounted for 146 of el Salvador's 163 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

118 of its 221 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

1,215 of its 5,049 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (224 stories). Train derailment was named in 198 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (62 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Czechia (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (214 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in Italy (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (198 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Nigeria (26 of its stories, more than ten 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 3 Feb. 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 20,359 stories about harm among 99,644 counted on 3 Feb.

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Bahamas stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 99,644 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In the Czechia's news, mentions of snowstorms ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US. On 3 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan83 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic78 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Czechia68 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia66 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brooklyn US266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Caracas Venezuela259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Richmond US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 643 Paris France134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Jerusalem Israel98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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): 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer 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 angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● El Salvador about twice as warm as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 428 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice39% 7,750 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents19% 3,804 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,928 stories · about as usual Health14% 2,707 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,236 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 595 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 540 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 375 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 killed4,979 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,255 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,447 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees410 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Syria Stories reporting evacuations318 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people displaced216 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions100 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half 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 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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