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39,596 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Dhaka, protests in Skopje (North Macedonia) and violence in Baghdad. North Macedonia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 70 in 100 of its 331 stories, usually 30
RegionSouth Asia 34 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

355 of its 492 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 312 of Bangladesh's 355 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (322 stories). Plague was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

163 of its 277 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Baghdad accounted for 91 of Iraq's 163 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). 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

Iceland

37 of its 105 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ecuador

231 of its 331 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (148 stories). Earthquake was named in 202 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

501 of its 829 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Gaza accounted for 244 of Palestine's 501 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 124 of Gaza's 244 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (280 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

123 of its 161 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 83 of South Sudan's 123 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

1,989 of its 7,576 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories). Polio was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Estonia

42 of its 95 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Hypothermia was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

70 of its 79 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Managua accounted for 53 of Nicaragua's 70 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 32 of Managua's 53 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Ecuador (202 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Estonia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in North Korea (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 39,596 stories about harm among 195,838 counted on 22 Feb.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Ecuador's news. of the day's 195,838 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running. Bangladesh's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%. A year earlier, on 22 February 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan76 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria75 in 100 of its 836 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Congo74 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh72 in 100 of its 492 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US932 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3038 Washington US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1228 Gaza Palestine124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Jerusalem Israel123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502 Nairobi Kenya113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157

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'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'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: 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'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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as fearful 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'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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 a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 380 stories about harm ● North Macedonia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as fearful as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 834 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 14,650 stories · more than usual (usually 33%) Health20% 7,612 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,931 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,742 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,441 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,128 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 927 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 573 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 killed9,856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions445 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced406 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and South Sudan Stories reporting evacuations236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill129 at about twice 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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