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26,695 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Warsaw (Poland), people killed in Senegal and flooding in Fiji drew the news. Poland's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 51 in 100 of its 176 stories, usually 24
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Poland

89 of its 176 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 51 of Poland's 89 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 40 of Warsaw's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Health

Senegal

21 of its 42 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Bird flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

48 of its 83 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

96 of its 167 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Beirut accounted for 70 of Lebanon's 96 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 44 of Beirut's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

Moscow accounted for 188 of Russia's 327 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. 127 of Moscow's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Avalanche was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Tanzania

42 of its 73 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

Singapore

121 of its 305 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Vietnam

90 of its 241 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Outbreaks were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

India

321 of Delhi's 544 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (172 stories). Tsunami was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with malaria.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Vietnam (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in Tanzania (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Syria (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Russia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 Jan. 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 26,695 stories about harm among 103,904 counted on 28 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Poland. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 103,904 stories, below the usual 28. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 5 times their usual in Vietnam's news. In Poland, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. A year earlier, on 29 January 2020, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen70 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji58 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Tanzania58 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 25 · mostly health Lebanon57 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Ethiopia57 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 56 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US421 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1401 Delhi India321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 544 Moscow Russia127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Beirut Lebanon44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 327 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 15,890 stories · more than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice18% 4,636 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,092 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,827 stories · less than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,009 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 466 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 283 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 278 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 killed6,707 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions271 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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 softer 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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