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31,976 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Mogadishu, deaths in Dollrath and protests in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). Somalia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEcuador 66 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Conflict & violence

Somalia

418 of its 478 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mogadishu accounted for 399 of Somalia's 418 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

70 of its 151 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Dollrath accounted for 63 of Austria's 70 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (63 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Dollrath stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

512 of its 1,328 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories). Train derailment was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and measles.

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

Yemen

220 of its 240 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 131 of Yemen's 220 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,185 of its 2,128 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (71 stories). Tsunami was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,470 of its 1,706 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Ghouta accounted for 1,316 of Syria's 1,470 stories about harm, carried by 1,041 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (732 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

67 of its 84 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sittwe accounted for 47 of Myanmar's 67 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 39 of Sittwe's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Greece

86 of its 266 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 15 of Athens' 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

797 of its 991 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 688 of Afghanistan's 797 stories about harm, carried by 597 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Denmark (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Vietnam (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Germany (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Japan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 31,976 stories about harm among 134,229 counted on 24 Feb.

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Mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual in Denmark's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Somalia for the second day running. 24 in every 100 of the day's 134,229 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen92 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia87 in 100 of its 478 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria86 in 100 of its 1,706 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 991 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo80 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ghouta Syria575 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1316 Washington US372 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1597 Sandy Hook US211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Jerusalem Israel202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473 Rome Italy192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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 Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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 lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNew Forest, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 24 stories, carried by 12 outletsPennsylvania, US -- other: 37 stories, carried by 15 outletsBunkerville, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsHerat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 31 outletsLondon, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 502 stories, carried by 606 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsFulani, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 17 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 28 stories, carried by 68 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● UK warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● New Forest UK about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 24 stories ● Pennsylvania US about three times as warm as the day's news · other · 37 stories ● Bunkerville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Herat Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● London UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 502 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,132 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 8,843 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health16% 5,141 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 3,980 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,346 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 904 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 756 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 351 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 killed13,301 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,921 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected3,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions447 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced425 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Israel Stories reporting refugees425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations374 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half 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.

● 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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