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The day's news pointed at protests in Zagreb (Croatia), heavy rain in Chile and violence in Bambari. el Salvador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCroatia 72 in 100 of its 199 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Croatia

143 of its 199 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Zagreb accounted for 140 of Croatia's 143 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. 127 of Zagreb's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 6 times its own usual.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

321 of its 464 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Santiago accounted for 279 of Chile's 321 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (250 stories). Heavy rain was named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Health

El Salvador

66 of its 105 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Colombia

192 of its 318 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bogota accounted for 162 of Colombia's 192 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 148 of Bogota's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

463 of its 532 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 375 of Somalia's 463 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Cholera was named in 132 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

286 of its 570 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

105 of its 219 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

66 of its 83 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Niamey accounted for 55 of Niger's 66 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

478 of its 801 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Somalia (132 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Lithuania (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zambia (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in Nepal (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Zimbabwe (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 52,734 stories about harm among 253,380 counted on 27 Feb.

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In Croatia, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 253,380 stories, below the usual 22. Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Chile's news. A year earlier, on 28 February 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic91 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia87 in 100 of its 532 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger80 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 483 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hollywood US879 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1727 Washington US520 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2324 Delhi India325 stories about protests or strikes, of its 700 Moscow Russia181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Idlib Syria161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 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 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 lessTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: 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 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 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 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 lessMalawi: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 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: 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 lessIraq: 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: 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 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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 readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: 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 lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMauritius: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLuxembourg: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualNew Haven, US -- health: 257 stories, carried by 341 outletsWhite Sulphur Springs, US -- health: 45 stories, carried by 45 outletsGreat Wall, China -- rights & justice: 55 stories, carried by 75 outletsManchester, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 191 stories, carried by 161 outletsWivenhoe, Australia -- shelter & services: 14 stories, carried by 28 outletsHawick, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsFaizabad, India -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 16 outletsIsfahan, Iran -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 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 ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● New Haven US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 257 stories ● White Sulphur Springs US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Great Wall China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 55 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 191 stories ● Wivenhoe Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 17,598 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 11,149 stories · about as usual Health17% 8,789 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,309 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,732 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Displacement3% 1,685 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 1,583 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 809 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 killed15,185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,564 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,018 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured4,185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,346 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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
● 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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