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The day's news pointed at illness in Conakry, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and the earthquake in Japan. Guinea's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Guinea and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 47 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostGuinea 97 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 30
RegionEast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Guinea

106 of its 109 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Conakry accounted for 43 of Guinea's 106 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Ebola was named in 104 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

104 of its 121 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Yangon accounted for 79 of Myanmar's 104 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. 78 of Yangon's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

238 of its 578 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Tokyo accounted for 148 of Japan's 238 stories about harm, carried by 429 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Earthquake was named in 159 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tsunami, landslides and heavy rain.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

89 of its 145 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 89 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
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Health

Lebanon

63 of its 82 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Beirut accounted for 48 of Lebanon's 63 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

88 of its 149 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Argentina

33 of its 74 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

43 of its 94 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 16 of Bangkok's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Protests & strikes

India

980 of its 3,023 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 147 of Delhi's 252 stories were about protests or strikes. Road crashes were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with measles.

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Protests & strikes

US

378 of Washington's 722 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Snowstorms were named in 425 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with extreme cold, storms and hypothermia.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in US (425 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Russia (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); earthquake in Canada (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in UK (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 13,307 stories about harm among 45,987 counted on 14 Feb.

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Guinea's news was 97% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. of the day's 45,987 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Guinea and the US. Mentions of Ebola ran about 6 times their usual in Guinea's news. On 15 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 29 today. This week the news turned most often to Myanmar, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea97 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Myanmar86 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon77 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir61 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US378 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Delhi India147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Yangon Myanmar78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Lagos Nigeria48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Moscow Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: 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'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIran: 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'sGuinea: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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

● Guinea about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health47% 6,266 stories · much less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice19% 2,501 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,077 stories · much more than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence10% 1,267 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 490 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 339 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 143 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 138 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 killed4,100 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured887 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting abductions107 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced81 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting refugees78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations33 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about twice the usual rate · most about Guinea and the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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