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13,811 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Khartoum (Sudan), road crashes in South Korea and violence in Juba. South Sudan's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 53 in 100 of its 373 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Sudan

38 of its 49 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 11 of Khartoum's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Hunger was named in 10 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.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

South Korea

197 of its 373 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Seoul accounted for 107 of South Korea's 197 stories about harm, carried by 570 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (104 stories). Road crashes were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

45 of its 68 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Juba accounted for 29 of South Sudan's 45 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

59 of its 125 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Iran

250 of its 388 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 181 of Iran's 250 stories about harm, carried by 407 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

25 of its 49 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 18 of Almaty's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

35 of its 109 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 11 of Novi Sanzhary's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

186 of its 295 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kabul accounted for 115 of Afghanistan's 186 stories about harm, carried by 371 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Italy

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

China

Wuhan accounted for 484 of China's 1,273 stories about harm, carried by 512 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Italy (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Australia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); overdoses in India (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in China (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 13,811 stories about harm among 66,098 counted on 22 Feb.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 66,098 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 February 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria73 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan66 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iran64 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 45 · mostly health China64 in 100 of its 1,981 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Iraq63 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 58 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224 Washington US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Hubei China35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Ahmedabad India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: 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'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier 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 more grief-stricken 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 angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 250 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 4,946 stories · less than usual (usually 41%) Rights & justice27% 3,715 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,739 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,557 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 724 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 408 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 327 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 208 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 killed4,068 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and South Sudan Stories reporting abductions90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill57 at about half the usual rate · most about China and the US

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
● 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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