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19,670 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Ottawa (Canada), people displaced in Somalia and people affected in Spain. Syria's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 52 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 39
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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Protests & strikes

Canada

1,060 of its 2,527 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 338 of Ottawa's 401 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Natural hazards were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Ottawa stories →
Health

Somalia

29 of its 35 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

128 of its 453 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (58 stories). Hypothermia was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Taiwan

52 of its 131 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Taipei accounted for 29 of Taiwan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

27 of its 47 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tunis accounted for 19 of Tunisia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

52 of its 84 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 28 of Ethiopia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 16 of Sudan's 23 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 14 of Khartoum's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

12 of its 32 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

54 of its 103 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in UK (69 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in India (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in US (44 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 19,670 stories about harm among 84,756 counted on 15 Feb.

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Mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual in Somalia's news. of the day's 84,756 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 25. On 15 February 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 23 today. Canada's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 267 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong59 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Cambodia52 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 39 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada338 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Quebec Canada49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Jerusalem Israel40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88

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'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: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCroatia: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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'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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 10,228 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,685 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,925 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,522 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 706 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 603 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 525 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 killed3,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,627 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions84 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill5 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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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