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Protests in Budapest (Hungary), violence in Bejaia and people affected in Russia drew the news. Russia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 67 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 18
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

110 of its 165 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Budapest accounted for 93 of Hungary's 110 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 85 of Budapest's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

91 of its 127 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bejaia accounted for 84 of Algeria's 91 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Bejaia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

835 of its 1,413 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (344 stories). Accidents were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

45 of its 78 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Chikungunya was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with dengue and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Iraq

548 of its 670 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 469 of Iraq's 548 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (394 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

328 of its 411 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 151 of Afghanistan's 328 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

132 of its 155 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Sanaa accounted for 64 of Yemen's 132 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chad

15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 8 of Ndjamena's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Philippines

514 of its 1,819 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Drownings were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 118 of Somalia's 240 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Sierra Leone (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Jordan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Chile (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (22 of its stories, about 5 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 28 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 27,768 stories about harm among 135,647 counted on 28 Feb.

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Hungary stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 135,647 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of the chikungunya ran about 5 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 670 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia81 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Libya81 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 411 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Anaheim US595 stories about protests or strikes, of its 679 Jerusalem Israel323 stories about protests or strikes, of its 535 Ramallah Palestine161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Delhi India151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Tal Abyad Syria118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 lessNorth Korea: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about twice its own usualGhana: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualJefferson City, US -- food & livelihood: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 21 outletsGlenroe, Ireland -- health: 64 stories, carried by 73 outletsGolan Heights, Syria -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- displacement: 53 stories, carried by 63 outletsDublin, Ireland -- conflict & violence: 134 stories, carried by 121 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 12 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

● Ireland warmth about twice usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ghana warmth about one and a half times usual ● Fiji warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jefferson City US about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 18 stories ● Accra Ghana about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Glenroe Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 64 stories ● Golan Heights Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● North Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 53 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 10,053 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence28% 7,673 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,200 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Health8% 2,142 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,011 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 965 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 551 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 killed9,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,735 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people affected3,454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations144 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Fiji Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as 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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