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31,828 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Kherson (Ukraine), people injured in Belarus and illness in Sofia. Bulgaria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 52 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 9
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Ukraine

88 of its 216 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 33 of Kherson's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). 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.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kherson stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

32 of its 62 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Peru

30 of its 78 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

47 of its 133 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 21 of Port-au-Prince's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Rights & justice

Nicaragua

31 of its 39 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Managua accounted for 31 of Nicaragua's 31 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Health

DR Congo

Ituri accounted for 27 of the DR Congo's 29 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Rwanda

Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (21 stories). Ebola was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

103 of Hawar's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in New Zealand (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Philippines (42 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Peru (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 31,828 stories about harm among 177,181 counted on 11 Feb.

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In the DR Congo's news, mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 177,181 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. A year earlier, on 11 February 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Ukraine stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria75 in 100 of its 605 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Somalia61 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda51 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Yemen50 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1400 Tehran Iran158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Hebron Palestine137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Jerusalem Israel121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Hawar Syria103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: 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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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 readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier 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 angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Bosnia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 453 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Bulgaria about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 316 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 9,874 stories · about as usual Health21% 6,555 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 5,990 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,334 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,952 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,059 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 795 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 635 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 killed7,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,342 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,893 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,906 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees436 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions240 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting evacuations140 at about half the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people falling ill71 at about one and a half times 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 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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