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41,869 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Dhaka, plane crash in Algeria and violence in Baghdad. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 87 in 100 of its 1,519 stories, usually 34
RegionSouth Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

1,327 of its 1,519 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 1,230 of Bangladesh's 1,327 stories about harm, carried by 1,095 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (777 stories). Plague was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Algeria

50 of its 90 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Algiers accounted for 48 of Algeria's 50 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (47 stories). Plane crash was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

213 of its 305 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 114 of Iraq's 213 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

262 of its 608 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 96 of Warsaw's 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (186 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

114 of its 136 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Yambio accounted for 89 of South Sudan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Slovakia

24 of its 79 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 15 of Bratislava's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

653 of its 1,495 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Polio was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

228 of its 1,318 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 111 of Barcelona's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 66 of Sudan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 62 of Khartoum's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Micronesia

46 of its 51 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Puluwat accounted for 35 of Micronesia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Guam (40 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Micronesia (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (85 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Colombia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 21 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 41,869 stories about harm among 206,553 counted on 21 Feb.

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Bangladesh stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 206,553 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 21 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Micronesia90 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh87 in 100 of its 1,519 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Madagascar85 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 32 · mostly health South Sudan84 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan78 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US486 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2210 Dhaka Bangladesh281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1230 Chicago US267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3641 Oakland US253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 511 Richmond US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUganda: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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 readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than 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'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful 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'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice 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 warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Netherlands about three times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Madagascar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,327 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 367 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 15,128 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Health19% 7,943 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,958 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,427 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,966 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,167 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,058 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 553 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 killed11,183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations202 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill87 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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