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34,212 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at arrests in Taiwan, evacuations in Kashmir and protests in Cairo (Egypt). Taiwan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCongo 89 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 45
RegionEast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Taiwan

470 of its 680 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (95 stories). Natural hazards were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

154 of its 323 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

361 of its 569 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Cairo accounted for 275 of Egypt's 361 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. 182 of Cairo's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Rights & justice

China

414 of its 1,923 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Russia

911 of its 2,313 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Plague was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

139 of its 154 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Bujumbura accounted for 115 of Burundi's 139 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 61 of Bujumbura's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Congo

138 of its 155 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

221 of its 234 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kidal accounted for 190 of Mali's 221 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

164 of its 207 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Juba accounted for 118 of South Sudan's 164 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

65 of its 115 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in Peru (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Bahamas (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Afghanistan (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Venezuela (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 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 13 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 34,212 stories about harm among 147,687 counted on 13 Feb.

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Peru's news mentioned the chikungunya more than ten times as often as usual. Taiwan's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. of the day's 147,687 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali94 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi90 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence Congo89 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Somalia85 in 100 of its 363 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen81 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India378 stories about protests or strikes, of its 692 Aleppo Syria328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1064 Mexico City Mexico232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322 Washington US194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 928 Cairo Egypt182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 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: 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 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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 lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessLebanon: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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 lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 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 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMachar, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 41 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 26 outletsKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 96 stories, carried by 99 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 118 stories, carried by 119 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 190 stories, carried by 191 outletsKunduz, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsKaukauna, US -- other: 22 stories, carried by 23 outletsStockton, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Machar South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Kampala Uganda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 96 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 118 stories ● Kidal Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 190 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,278 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 9,506 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,797 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Health11% 3,586 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,218 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,678 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 987 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 666 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 killed10,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,904 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees1,250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations116 at about half the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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