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48,187 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Mong Kok (Hong Kong), violence in Aleppo and train derailment in Germany. the Central African Republic's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 84 in 100 of its 804 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

Hong Kong

677 of its 804 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Mong Kok accounted for 620 of Hong Kong's 677 stories about harm, carried by 668 outlets. 609 of Mong Kok's 620 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (488 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Mong Kok stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

2,040 of its 2,366 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 1,118 of Syria's 2,040 stories about harm, carried by 641 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (586 stories). Poisoning was named in 152 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

1,659 of its 3,070 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,332 stories). Train derailment was named in 776 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Bosnia

99 of its 113 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Srebrenica accounted for 95 of Bosnia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

88 of its 123 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 137 of Somalia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Hunger was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

134 of its 352 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ireland

520 of its 2,208 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

111 of its 465 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Plane crash was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Vietnam (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Papua New Guinea (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in India (437 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Haiti (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 48,187 stories about harm among 244,114 counted on 9 Feb.

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In Hong Kong, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 244,114 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Germany's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso88 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 93 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia88 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Syria86 in 100 of its 2,366 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong84 in 100 of its 804 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic78 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mong Kok Hong Kong609 stories about protests or strikes, of its 620 Aleppo Syria253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1118 Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1881 Kathmandu Nepal109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Johannesburg South Africa106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about twice its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualDan River, US -- shelter & services: 94 stories, carried by 105 outletsHavana, Cuba -- health: 96 stories, carried by 108 outletsDushanbe, Tajikistan -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 27 stories, carried by 18 outletsPenzance, UK -- shelter & services: 26 stories, carried by 23 outletsBihar, India -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsDjibo, Burkina Faso -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 30 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Central African Republic warmth about twice usual ● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burkina Faso warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dan River US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 94 stories ● Havana Cuba about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 96 stories ● Dushanbe Tajikistan about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories ● Tunis Tunisia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 13,838 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 9,796 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 8,622 stories · about as usual Health14% 6,385 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,509 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,947 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,930 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,162 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 killed14,437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,496 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting refugees1,908 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions489 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting evacuations166 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill87 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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