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9,655 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Mananjary, protests in Ottawa (Canada) and refugees in Ukraine. Canada's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and Ukraine →
Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostMadagascar 97 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 57
RegionSoutheast Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

59 of its 61 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mananjary accounted for 34 of Madagascar's 59 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Mananjary stories →
Protests & strikes

Canada

Ottawa accounted for 155 of Canada's 357 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 139 of Ottawa's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Ottawa stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

60 of its 194 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Austria

19 of its 36 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (6 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

70 of its 142 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 12 of Tijuana's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

19 of its 55 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Pyongyang accounted for 18 of North Korea's 19 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 12 of Pyongyang's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

8 of its 8 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Indonesia

34 of its 65 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

25 of its 63 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Austria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in India (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 9,655 stories about harm among 40,622 counted on 6 Feb.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 3 November 2021. of the day's 40,622 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. the news turned to Madagascar for the third day running. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and Ukraine. A year earlier, on 6 February 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Madagascar, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar97 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria72 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Indonesia52 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 41 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245 Toronto Canada31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Manhattan US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sRwanda: 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'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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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 readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: 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 angrier than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Austria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Canada about twice as angry as the world's · 357 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● India about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 864 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 51 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 4,822 stories · much less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice19% 1,781 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,151 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 813 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 373 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 263 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 191 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 180 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 killed2,583 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured446 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees129 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced99 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Madagascar and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations61 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting abductions60 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia 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
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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