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26,670 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Minsk (Belarus), people injured in Uganda and people killed in Finland. Belarus' coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 62 in 100 of its 114 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

71 of its 114 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Minsk accounted for 56 of Belarus' 71 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 46 of Minsk's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 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.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

69 of its 117 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Finland

37 of its 106 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Finland over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

26 of its 65 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tripoli accounted for 21 of Libya's 26 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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

Myanmar

96 of its 128 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Yangon accounted for 48 of Myanmar's 96 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 47 of Yangon's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

35 of Barcelona's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Marib accounted for 23 of Yemen's 44 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 42 of Afghanistan's 79 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Guinea

53 of its 66 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

DR Congo

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Myanmar (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in US (1408 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Mexico (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (24 of its stories, more than ten 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 18 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 26,670 stories about harm among 101,926 counted on 18 Feb.

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In Iran's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 101,926 stories, as usual. On 19 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 26 today. In Belarus, 62% 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 →

Guinea80 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Myanmar75 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Yemen67 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus62 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Uganda59 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1209 Delhi India97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 San Francisco US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Texas US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631 New York US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: 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'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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'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 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'sCongo: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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 readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: 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'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsle of Man: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBolivia: 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 twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Belarus about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Guinea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 13,645 stories · less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice16% 4,343 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,399 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Shelter & services8% 2,066 stories · much more than usual (usually 2%) Conflict & violence6% 1,489 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 776 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 467 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 227 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 killed6,105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,674 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions253 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about the usual rate

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 about as 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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