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The news turned to protests in Bangui (Central African Republic), violence in Tehran and storms in Greenland. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 57 in 100 of its 797 stories, usually 32
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Central African Republic

80 of its 115 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Bangui accounted for 67 of the Central African Republic's 80 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 48 of Bangui's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories → Bangui stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

451 of its 797 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 246 of Iran's 451 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Armenia

69 of its 191 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

168 of its 297 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

59 of its 103 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

58 of its 81 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Juba accounted for 42 of South Sudan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

50 of its 58 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Building collapse was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Türkiye (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Italy (40 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Brazil (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 38,719 stories about harm among 205,434 counted on 6 Feb.

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Türkiye's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 205,434 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 6 February 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Central African Republic stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso86 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan72 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic70 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 711 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US460 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2183 El Paso US268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 London UK95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Charlottesville US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Tehran Iran92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCroatia: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 angry as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: 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 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times 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

● Armenia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 466 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about twice as angry as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 13,836 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Health22% 8,462 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,117 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 4,904 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,702 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,095 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 978 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 917 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 killed9,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,540 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees431 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela

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
● 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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