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47,388 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the earthquake in Chile, protests in Mong Kok (Hong Kong) and violence in Ngechewe. Cameroon's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 55 in 100 of its 325 stories, usually 18
RegionEast Asia 20 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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Disasters & accidents

Chile

178 of its 325 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Santiago accounted for 124 of Chile's 178 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (96 stories). Earthquake was named in 143 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

133 of its 227 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Mong Kok accounted for 102 of Hong Kong's 133 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. 97 of Mong Kok's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories).

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

Cameroon

178 of its 211 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Ngechewe accounted for 142 of Cameroon's 178 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Ngechewe stories →
Rights & justice

Spain

236 of its 1,239 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Storms were named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Taiwan

413 of its 739 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (264 stories). Building collapse was named in 223 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 100 of Yemen's 134 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Romania

179 of its 392 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Bucharest accounted for 149 of Romania's 179 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (120 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

58 of its 131 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Port-au-Prince's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.

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Health

Puerto Rico

44 of its 102 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Ebola was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Zimbabwe

181 of its 524 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (77 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Taiwan (223 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Haiti (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Venezuela (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Vietnam (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 47,388 stories about harm among 258,643 counted on 10 Feb.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest in all 41 days held. Chile's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. In Chile's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 258,643 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon84 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 2,320 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen75 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye64 in 100 of its 1,314 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Mali62 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria478 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1248 Washington US376 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1826 Pyongyang North Korea141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Moscow Russia133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Paris France106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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 lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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 lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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 lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHerat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- shelter & services: 19 stories, carried by 42 outletsBoise, US -- disasters & accidents: 85 stories, carried by 119 outletsVermont, US -- rights & justice: 50 stories, carried by 46 outletsVersailles, France -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 15 outletsHavana, Cuba -- health: 58 stories, carried by 66 outletsBlack Forest, Germany -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 24 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 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

● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burkina Faso warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Herat Afghanistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 19 stories ● Boise US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 85 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 50 stories ● Versailles France about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 14,110 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 9,960 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,963 stories · about as usual Health14% 6,428 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,346 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,180 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,767 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,601 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 killed13,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,072 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions406 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations166 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill61 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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