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The news turned to rights and justice in Riyadh, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and arrests in Denmark. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 51 in 100 of its 329 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

169 of its 329 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Riyadh accounted for 72 of Saudi Arabia's 169 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). 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.

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

Myanmar

142 of its 195 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Yangon accounted for 46 of Myanmar's 142 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 41 of Yangon's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Health

Denmark

46 of its 103 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Rwanda

28 of its 43 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected 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.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 44 of Ethiopia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Trinidad & Tobago

27 of its 59 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

14 of its 38 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 7 of Manama's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Czechia

32 of its 79 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Czechia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in New Zealand (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in UK (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 25,065 stories about harm among 100,698 counted on 11 Feb.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. of the day's 100,698 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. the Czechia's news mentioned outbreaks about 5 times as often as usual. On 12 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 25 today. In Saudi Arabia, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar73 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Yemen71 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia55 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria55 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US547 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1377 New Delhi India133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 New York US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 London UK57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 Lagos Nigeria56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

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'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 readSão 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 warmer than 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'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than 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 warm as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 13,522 stories · less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice20% 4,915 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,594 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,747 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 836 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 563 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 417 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 266 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 killed5,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,656 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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