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38,112 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Ouagadougou, refugees in Bangladesh and volcanic eruption in Indonesia. Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 80 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 21
RegionSouth Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

129 of its 142 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Ouagadougou accounted for 122 of Burkina Faso's 129 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

288 of its 571 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

527 of its 717 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 193 of Afghanistan's 527 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 106 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

75 of its 91 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Mogadishu accounted for 42 of Somalia's 75 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

121 of its 153 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 101 of Sudan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Western Sahara

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Dust storm was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

106 of its 200 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Extreme cold was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and storms.

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Conflict & violence

Equatorial Guinea

20 of its 36 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 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: extreme cold in Nepal (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dust storm in Western Sahara (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Brazil (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Italy (32 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); extreme cold in Afghanistan (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 38,112 stories about harm among 197,249 counted on 5 Feb.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 197,249 stories, as usual. Burkina Faso's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 71%. A year earlier, on 5 February 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso91 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay80 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 21 · mostly health Sudan79 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 754 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US570 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3050 Kolkata India282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Ramallah Palestine197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Brooklyn US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Harare Zimbabwe73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

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 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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 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 lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: 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 lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 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 lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: 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 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: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEquatorial Guinea: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsBiloxi, US -- food & livelihood: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBikaner, India -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 101 stories, carried by 83 outletsMadagali, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 31 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 193 stories, carried by 159 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

● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Biloxi US about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 11 stories ● Bikaner India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 101 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 12,543 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,157 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,519 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 4,846 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,990 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,301 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,201 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 887 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 killed9,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations551 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and France Stories reporting refugees444 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions193 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as 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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