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26,578 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Algiers (Algeria), rights and justice in Jerusalem and a disaster in Reykjavik. Iceland's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIceland 80 in 100 of its 128 stories, usually 20
RegionSouth Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Protests & strikes

Algeria

54 of its 80 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Algiers accounted for 52 of Algeria's 54 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 50 of Algiers' 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

624 of its 1,093 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 400 of Israel's 624 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (216 stories). Outbreaks were named in 100 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

103 of its 128 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reykjavik accounted for 82 of Iceland's 103 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Reykjavik stories →
Conflict & violence

India

2,066 of its 5,987 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and plane crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Nepal

100 of its 181 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kathmandu accounted for 86 of Nepal's 100 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

861 of its 1,549 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 326 of Caracas' 403 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (553 stories). Flooding was named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

93 of its 183 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 59 of Warsaw's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

1,019 of its 2,588 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 202 of Maiduguri's 373 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (118 stories). Plague was named in 113 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

436 of its 721 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (127 stories). Illness was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

209 of its 380 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Cucuta accounted for 160 of Colombia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Guam (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in South Sudan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (55 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Palestine (58 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 26,578 stories about harm among 120,207 counted on 23 Feb.

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In Algeria, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Guam's news mentioned heavy rain more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 120,207 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. A year earlier, on 23 February 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland80 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia77 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 431 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq74 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 525 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US900 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2021 Caracas Venezuela326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Maiduguri Nigeria202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Jerusalem Israel197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Mexico City Mexico97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: 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'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: 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 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMonaco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 617 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 355 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Iceland about twice as fearful as the world's · 103 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 9,050 stories · more than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence19% 5,034 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 4,916 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 4,541 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 997 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 659 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 565 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 358 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 killed6,946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,488 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,360 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Venezuela and India Stories reporting people affected2,266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill77 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 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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