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33,304 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Drownings in the Bahamas, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 49 in 100 of its 180 stories, usually 14
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

89 of its 180 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Abaco accounted for 72 of the Bahamas' 89 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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

Somalia

330 of its 370 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 241 of Somalia's 330 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (217 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

United Arab Emirates

124 of its 718 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 49 of Abu Dhabi's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Abu Dhabi stories →
Health

Senegal

36 of its 55 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dakar accounted for 35 of Senegal's 36 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Ebola was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iraq

259 of its 512 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Baghdad accounted for 175 of Iraq's 259 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Chad

36 of its 54 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Ndjamena accounted for 29 of Chad's 36 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

63 of its 120 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Havana accounted for 53 of Cuba's 63 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hungary

96 of its 538 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Accidents were named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (140 stories). Avalanche was named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Canada

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Train derailment was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with house fires. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Hungary (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Italy (130 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Nepal (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Afghanistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (13 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 4 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 33,304 stories about harm among 170,609 counted on 4 Feb.

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The Bahamas' news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. of the day's 170,609 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Italy's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to the Bahamas. A year earlier, on 4 February 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia89 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 368 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Chad67 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal65 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 17 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Commonwealth of Virginia US507 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Brooklyn US414 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Kolkata India333 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Washington US308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1433 Ramallah Palestine188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321

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: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: 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'sCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times 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 a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer 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

● Somalia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 330 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● El Salvador about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Italy about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,490 stories · about as usual Health21% 6,805 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 6,403 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,545 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,126 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 957 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 784 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 646 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 killed8,843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees394 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Venezuela Stories reporting evacuations341 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people displaced260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions188 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about half 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 →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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