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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), gas explosion in Bolivia and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBolivia 94 in 100 of its 166 stories, usually 27
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Iran

407 of its 848 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 343 of Iran's 407 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. 255 of Tehran's 343 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (282 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bolivia

156 of its 166 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Gas explosion was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

294 of its 380 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jammu accounted for 233 of Kashmir's 294 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

138 of its 181 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Indonesia

309 of its 434 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yogyakarta accounted for 185 of Indonesia's 309 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,126 of its 3,162 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Moscow accounted for 996 of Russia's 1,126 stories about harm, carried by 951 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,019 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

782 of its 1,512 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 288 of Lahore's 333 stories were about protests or strikes. Tsunami was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

North Macedonia

47 of its 60 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Greece

153 of its 264 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Denmark

91 of its 151 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Copenhagen accounted for 86 of Denmark's 91 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Tonga (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in United Arab Emirates (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (20 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); avalanche in Philippines (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 25,154 stories about harm among 110,122 counted on 11 Feb.

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Tonga's news mentioned the hurricane more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 110,122 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Iran, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual. On 11 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Taiwan, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bolivia94 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 27 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given North Macedonia78 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 13 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Kashmir77 in 100 of its 380 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong76 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418 Lahore Pakistan288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Tehran Iran255 stories about protests or strikes, of its 343 Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 814 Manila Philippines69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

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: 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 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 lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 lessPoland: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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 readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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 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 lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessChina: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 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: 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 readAlbania: 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 25 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 33 stories, carried by 34 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsFlorida, US -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsChibok, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsSuez Canal, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsNuffield, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 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

● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khartoum Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Chibok Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 6,640 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence22% 5,316 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents19% 4,610 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,868 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 2,292 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement3% 697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 648 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 579 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 killed10,336 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting arrests3,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,034 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people affected2,638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions408 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees345 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations295 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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