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25,018 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Warsaw (Poland), a disaster in Bucharest and the covid in Tanzania. Romania's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 54 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 30
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much 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

57 of its 133 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Warsaw accounted for 39 of Poland's 57 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 28 of Warsaw's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

90 of its 167 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bucharest accounted for 56 of Romania's 90 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Health

Tanzania

31 of its 62 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Covid was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tuberculosis and malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 52 of Lebanon's 76 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 35 of Beirut's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

44 of its 72 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain and storms.

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Health

Vietnam

95 of its 222 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Outbreaks were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

67 of its 202 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Dubai accounted for 61 of the United Arab Emirates' 67 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Central African Republic

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

79 of Moscow's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Vietnam (51 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Fiji (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Central African Republic (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Panama (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 5 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 29 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 25,018 stories about harm among 98,096 counted on 29 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 18 December 2020. 26 in every 100 of the day's 98,096 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. For the third day running, the news turned to Poland. A year earlier, on 30 January 2020, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. Poland's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique76 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq71 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji61 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Romania54 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US349 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1228 Delhi India262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 535 Moscow Russia79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Hollywood US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFinland: 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'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 readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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 readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little warmer than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than 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 twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: 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 angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times 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'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 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'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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Romania about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 259 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 251 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 14,759 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 4,087 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,205 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,637 stories · less than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 978 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 500 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 336 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 305 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 killed6,424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,704 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,547 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations153 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Romania and the US Stories reporting people displaced122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill56 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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