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Protests in Rabat (Morocco) and rights and justice in Cairo and Zagreb drew the news. Egypt's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 58 in 100 of its 156 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Protests & strikes

Morocco

91 of its 156 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Rabat accounted for 82 of Morocco's 91 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 82 of Rabat's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

393 of its 721 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Cairo accounted for 214 of Egypt's 393 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Rights & justice

Croatia

42 of its 88 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Zagreb accounted for 37 of Croatia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

153 of its 552 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Snowstorms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

South Sudan

96 of its 119 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 24 of Juba's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

India

2,135 of its 8,395 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Plane crash was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

192 of its 600 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Chile

72 of its 148 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

545 of its 650 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (222 stories). House fires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

378 of its 684 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (98 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Guam (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Germany (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Peru (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Solomon Islands (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in South Sudan (18 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 20 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 38,484 stories about harm among 206,077 counted on 20 Feb.

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In Morocco, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 206,077 stories, as usual. Mentions of tropical storm ran more than ten times their usual in Guam's news. On 20 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 650 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Yemen62 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir60 in 100 of its 483 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US421 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2036 Paris France187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 London UK120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 807 Jerusalem Israel103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 555 Denver US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSingapore: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as fearful 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'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier 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

● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 393 stories about harm ● Morocco about twice as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 291 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as fearful as the world's · 323 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 96 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 12,709 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,576 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,145 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,136 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,736 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,085 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 758 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 718 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 killed9,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,002 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations369 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Japan Stories reporting abductions340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill66 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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