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24,167 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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People affected in Saudi Arabia, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and people displaced in Uganda drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 49 in 100 of its 216 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

106 of its 216 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

133 of its 211 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Yangon accounted for 75 of Myanmar's 133 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. 65 of Yangon's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories).

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

83 of its 145 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Sweden

43 of its 131 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Iran

82 of its 177 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 82 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

116 of its 245 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Poland

38 of its 101 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Jamaica

65 of its 173 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 6 of Accompong's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 54 of Lebanon's 72 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 36 of Beirut's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

Moscow accounted for 248 of Russia's 367 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. 144 of Moscow's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Jamaica (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Australia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in China (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 5 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 24,167 stories about harm among 97,274 counted on 5 Feb.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Jamaica's news. On 6 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 25 today. Saudi Arabia stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. 25 in every 100 of the day's 97,274 news stories 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 →

Myanmar63 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Uganda57 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia56 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 55 · mostly displacement Syria55 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US376 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1419 Delhi India209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Moscow Russia144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Yangon Myanmar65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Beijing China45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

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'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'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'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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readNepal: 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: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sIndonesia: 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'sGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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'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'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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry 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'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Poland few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 13,347 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 4,835 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,030 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,787 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 842 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 468 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 324 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 309 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 killed5,638 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured940 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting abductions181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations59 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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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