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54,326 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Jakarta, protests in Tehran (Iran) and plane crash in Nepal. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 68 in 100 of its 487 stories, usually 38
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

608 of its 1,110 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jakarta accounted for 438 of Indonesia's 608 stories about harm, carried by 419 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (312 stories). Ebola was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

703 of its 1,483 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tehran accounted for 522 of Iran's 703 stories about harm, carried by 475 outlets. 340 of Tehran's 522 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (325 stories). Flu was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

333 of its 487 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Pokhara accounted for 221 of Nepal's 333 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (274 stories). Plane crash was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Pokhara stories →
Health

Liberia

104 of its 213 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Meningitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Libya

469 of its 566 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Tripoli accounted for 217 of Libya's 469 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

723 of its 1,122 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 198 of Ramallah's 331 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (449 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

257 of its 311 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mogadishu accounted for 161 of Somalia's 257 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

717 of its 1,521 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 318 of Athens' 522 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (615 stories). Wildfires were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Eritrea

30 of its 42 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 29 of Asmara's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

580 of its 696 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Dengue was named in 103 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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Also named far more than usual: plague in Philippines (133 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Cambodia (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Zambia (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Netherlands (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Fiji (103 of its stories, about 4 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 25 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 54,326 stories about harm among 265,274 counted on 25 Feb.

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The Philippines' news mentioned the plague more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 265,274 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi85 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji83 in 100 of its 696 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya83 in 100 of its 566 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia83 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Niger74 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Athens Greece318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Delhi India297 stories about protests or strikes, of its 555 Jerusalem Israel277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 671 Washington US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1800

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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: 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: 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 readSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 lessLiberia: 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: 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 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 lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: 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 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 lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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 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 its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualVanuatu: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualJalalabad, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsStaffordshire, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 28 stories, carried by 37 outletsXinjiang, China -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- conflict & violence: 181 stories, carried by 182 outletsSanjabi, Iran -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 58 stories, carried by 44 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 17 outletsMafikeng, South Africa -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 23 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

● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● China warmth about one and a half times usual ● Fiji warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jalalabad Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Staffordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 28 stories ● Xinjiang China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Pyongyang North Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 181 stories ● Sanjabi Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 16,973 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 12,101 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 8,385 stories · about as usual Health12% 6,496 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,231 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,645 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,188 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,255 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 killed16,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced546 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and South Sudan Stories reporting abductions507 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting evacuations334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill193 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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