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26,102 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Yangon (Myanmar), illness in Lisbon and arrests in Venezuela. Portugal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 64 in 100 of its 289 stories, usually 49
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

Myanmar

186 of its 289 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Yangon accounted for 66 of Myanmar's 186 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 57 of Yangon's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Nicaragua

26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Managua accounted for 18 of Nicaragua's 26 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 16 of Managua's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Türkiye

114 of its 256 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 21 of Istanbul's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

Moscow accounted for 279 of Russia's 437 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. 178 of Moscow's 279 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Saudi Arabia

88 of its 224 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories).

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Health

Austria

27 of its 69 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Liberia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Uganda (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (122 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in China (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in US (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 26,102 stories about harm among 102,569 counted on 3 Feb.

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In Uganda's news, mentions of HIV ran about 7 times their usual. On 4 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 25 today. Myanmar's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%. of the day's 102,569 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar64 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Fiji57 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria55 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia54 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US406 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1401 Delhi India355 stories about protests or strikes, of its 541 Moscow Russia178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Aung Hlaing Myanmar57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Yangon Myanmar57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: 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'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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiechtenstein: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 14,877 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 5,117 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,088 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,888 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 843 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 521 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 303 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 262 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 killed6,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations72 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.