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29,560 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Manama (Bahrain), a disaster in Stockholm and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 63 in 100 of its 243 stories, usually 16
RegionOceania 24 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

Bahrain

153 of its 243 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Manama accounted for 133 of Bahrain's 153 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 126 of Manama's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sweden

328 of its 547 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Stockholm accounted for 288 of Sweden's 328 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

558 of its 684 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 364 of Afghanistan's 558 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (336 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

289 of its 454 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

New Zealand

485 of its 1,172 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (327 stories). Tsunami was named in 184 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

143 of its 248 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 35 of Pulwama's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). 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.

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Protests & strikes

India

1,817 of its 6,860 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 334 of Delhi's 628 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,710 of its 2,066 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 1,169 of Syria's 1,710 stories about harm, carried by 537 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (418 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

144 of its 241 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). House fires were named in 117 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

68 of its 128 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 65 of Mong Kok's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Venezuela (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in New Zealand (184 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Colombia (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Spain (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Germany (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 29,560 stories about harm among 133,814 counted on 14 Feb.

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Bahrain's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 133,814 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Venezuela's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi86 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 2,066 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 684 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic77 in 100 of its 394 stories · usually 67 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US585 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1711 Aleppo Syria454 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1169 Delhi India334 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 Cairo Egypt161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Manama Bahrain126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: 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: 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 readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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 lessHong Kong: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSamoa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 29 outletsKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 39 outletsCibolo Creek, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 48 stories, carried by 53 outletsDistrict of Columbia, US -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 26 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- rights & justice: 66 stories, carried by 80 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsSussex, UK -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 22 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

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Cibolo Creek US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 48 stories ● District of Columbia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 66 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 8,589 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice27% 7,997 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents19% 5,536 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health9% 2,526 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,005 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 999 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 915 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 684 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 killed9,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,635 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced496 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and Syria Stories reporting abductions205 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmtha little more than usual
● Griefa little more than 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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