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49,687 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Sitra (Bahrain), violence in Kampala and power cuts in the Dominican Republic drew the news. Uganda's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 88 in 100 of its 717 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

633 of its 717 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sitra accounted for 537 of Bahrain's 633 stories about harm, carried by 448 outlets. 471 of Sitra's 537 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (602 stories).

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Sitra stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

327 of its 590 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kampala accounted for 261 of Uganda's 327 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Displacement

Dominican Republic

86 of its 284 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Power cuts were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Dominican Republic over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

45 of its 140 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iraq

687 of its 961 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 433 of Iraq's 687 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 10 times the usual rate (20 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

102 of its 134 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kidal accounted for 78 of Mali's 102 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

213 of its 483 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (152 stories). Flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

62 of its 93 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 11 of the Congo River's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

310 of its 361 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 224 of Somalia's 310 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chad

23 of its 73 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Ndjamena's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Puerto Rico (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (79 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Tanzania (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); ebola in Guinea (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 49,687 stories about harm among 249,009 counted on 16 Feb.

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Bahrain stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 249,009 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Bahrain.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahrain88 in 100 of its 717 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Somalia86 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 2,991 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi80 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Mali76 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India625 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1051 Aleppo Syria600 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1419 Sitra Bahrain471 stories about protests or strikes, of its 537 Cairo Egypt304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 Washington US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1858

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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 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 readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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 lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: 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 usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualThe Berry, UK -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsAlabama, US -- rights & justice: 110 stories, carried by 100 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsBambari, Central African Republic -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 46 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 78 stories, carried by 61 outletsCompton, UK -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 65 outletsZagreb, Croatia -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 23 outletsKalix, Sweden -- displacement: 25 stories, carried by 21 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

● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jamaica warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● The Berry UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 110 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Bambari Central African Republic about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 44 stories ● Kidal Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 78 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 14,736 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 12,822 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 7,042 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Health12% 5,622 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,209 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,098 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,851 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,396 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 killed15,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,392 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Egypt and Greece Stories reporting people displaced865 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting abductions654 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations225 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill113 at about the usual rate

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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