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46,364 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), illness in Tegucigalpa and violence in Baghdad. Iraq's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHonduras 81 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 32
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

900 of its 2,144 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 259 of Islamabad's 465 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Drownings were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Health

Honduras

51 of its 63 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 38 of Honduras' 51 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,105 of its 1,320 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Baghdad accounted for 848 of Iraq's 1,105 stories about harm, carried by 608 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

541 of its 2,403 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (237 stories). Tsunami was named in 312 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Somalia

374 of its 447 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Mogadishu accounted for 200 of Somalia's 374 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (317 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

183 of its 223 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Sanaa accounted for 87 of Yemen's 183 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (95 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.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

780 of its 2,251 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (169 stories). Natural hazards were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Congo

49 of its 66 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 4 of Brazzaville's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Indonesia

270 of its 641 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Heavy rain was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with road crashes.

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Rights & justice

Poland

125 of its 411 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Spain (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); meningitis in Sierra Leone (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Denmark (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 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 29 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 46,364 stories about harm among 239,755 counted on 29 Feb.

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19 in every 100 of the day's 239,755 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq84 in 100 of its 1,320 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras81 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Syria78 in 100 of its 1,966 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hollywood US2454 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3214 Jerusalem Israel319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 537 Athens Greece264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Islamabad Pakistan259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Boston US251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 582

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 lessVietnam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessChina: 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 lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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 lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUS: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMandurah, Australia -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 124 outletsGlenroe, Ireland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 32 stories, carried by 25 outletsFort Worth, US -- rights & justice: 206 stories, carried by 158 outletsHollywood, US -- rights & justice: 3,214 stories, carried by 2,109 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsBristol, UK -- rights & justice: 55 stories, carried by 45 outletsExeter, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsLashkar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 43 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● US warmth about one and a half times usual ● Fiji warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mandurah Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Glenroe Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 32 stories ● Fort Worth US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 206 stories ● Hollywood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 3,214 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice41% 18,780 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence22% 10,080 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents11% 4,850 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Health9% 4,243 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,841 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,865 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,616 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,219 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 killed12,865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations516 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and Iraq Stories reporting abductions501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced364 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill196 at about twice 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmtha little more than 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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