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The news turned to protests in Bangui (Central African Republic), violence in Tehran and storms in Greenland. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 57 in 100 of its 797 stories, usually 32
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Central African Republic

80 of its 115 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Bangui accounted for 67 of the Central African Republic's 80 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 48 of Bangui's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories → Bangui stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

451 of its 797 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 246 of Iran's 451 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Armenia

69 of its 191 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

168 of its 297 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

59 of its 103 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

58 of its 81 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Juba accounted for 42 of South Sudan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

50 of its 58 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Building collapse was named in 98 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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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Türkiye (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Italy (40 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Brazil (20 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 6 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 38,719 stories about harm among 205,434 counted on 6 Feb.

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Türkiye's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 205,434 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 6 February 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Central African Republic stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso86 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan72 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic70 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 711 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US460 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2183 El Paso US268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 London UK95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Charlottesville US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Tehran Iran92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: 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 readSyria: 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 readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 lessIraq: 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 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 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 lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 45 outletsBrooklyn, US -- health: 67 stories, carried by 62 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 67 stories, carried by 65 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsEl Paso, US -- rights & justice: 376 stories, carried by 376 outletsStaffordshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 39 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 25 outletsThiruvananthapuram, India -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 18 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

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories ● Brooklyn US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 67 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 67 stories ● Kigali Rwanda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● El Paso US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 376 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 13,836 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Health22% 8,462 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,117 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 4,904 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,702 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,095 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 978 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 917 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 killed9,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,540 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees431 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela

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
● 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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