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17,489 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to power cuts in Madagascar, protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and the avalanche in Afghanistan. Madagascar's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMadagascar 91 in 100 of its 79 stories, usually 63
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

72 of its 79 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Antananarivo accounted for 45 of Madagascar's 72 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Honduras

17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 4 of Tegucigalpa's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

161 of its 241 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 85 of Afghanistan's 161 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Avalanche was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Armenia

36 of its 109 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Canada

300 of Ottawa's 324 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

5 of Phnom Penh's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Gabon

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Uganda

33 of its 73 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

41 of its 109 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Taipei accounted for 32 of Taiwan's 41 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Morocco (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Malawi (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Israel (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Nigeria (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in India (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 17,489 stories about harm among 75,906 counted on 7 Feb.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 4 August 2021. the news turned to Madagascar for the fourth day running. Mentions of landslides ran about 8 times their usual in Morocco's news. of the day's 75,906 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar91 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria69 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines47 in 100 of its 634 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Sri Lanka46 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 37 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada300 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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 angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 angry 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Morocco few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 9,249 stories · less than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice19% 3,350 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents11% 1,847 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,215 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 559 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 556 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 339 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 228 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 killed3,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured676 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees153 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people displaced124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India 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 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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