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35,736 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Snowstorms in the United Arab Emirates, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and violence in Baghdad drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 85 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Conflict & violence

Iraq

202 of its 385 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 134 of Iraq's 202 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

694 of its 1,848 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Sinaloa accounted for 532 of Mexico's 694 stories about harm, carried by 692 outlets. Avalanche was named in 379 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Sinaloa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Switzerland

117 of its 485 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Malaria was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

26 of its 45 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 15 of Tunis' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

India

1,966 of its 8,681 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 276 of Venezuela's 367 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 210 of Caracas' 276 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Rights & justice

France

Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Road crashes were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis. 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.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Switzerland (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (122 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in Philippines (53 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Greenland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Vanuatu (10 of its stories, about 9 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 12 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 35,736 stories about harm among 199,368 counted on 12 Feb.

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The United Arab Emirates' news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 199,368 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In the United Arab Emirates, 27% of the news was about people being harmed, where 11% is usual. On 12 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala85 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Sudan73 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 544 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan65 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 542 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1706 Denver US228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Caracas Venezuela210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 El Paso US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Round Rock US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142

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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sQatar: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: 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'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer 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 angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Morocco few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 366 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 11,386 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,541 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 7,070 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,377 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,050 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,070 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 876 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 807 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 killed8,508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,941 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions288 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations159 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Netherlands

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
● 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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