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38,016 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jammu, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and rights and justice in Juba. Myanmar's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Venezuela →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 88 in 100 of its 1,007 stories, usually 49
RegionSouth Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

886 of its 1,007 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jammu accounted for 432 of Kashmir's 886 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (729 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

141 of its 170 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Yangon accounted for 125 of Myanmar's 141 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 64 of Yangon's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

North Macedonia

58 of its 151 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

India

2,722 of its 7,667 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,761 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with rabies. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

69 of its 193 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 31 of Beirut's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

172 of its 243 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 69 of Port-au-Prince's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

810 of its 1,635 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (527 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

46 of its 73 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 10 of Manus Island's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Rights & justice

Palestine

558 of its 970 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Salfit accounted for 346 of Palestine's 558 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Madagascar (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plague in Ireland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Venezuela (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 38,016 stories about harm among 193,297 counted on 15 Feb.

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Madagascar's news mentioned respiratory illness more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 193,297 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. the news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. Kashmir's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir88 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan88 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar83 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti71 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Mali68 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2126 Portland US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 New York US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418 Salfit Palestine153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 Madrid Spain118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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 readSwitzerland: 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: 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 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: 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 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 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 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 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 readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 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 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 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 lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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 lessBrunei: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSistan, Iran -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 122 outletsFond du Lac, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 28 outletsCounty Durham, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 139 outletsMount Pleasant, US -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsWildwood, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBahia, Brazil -- rights & justice: 11 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

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sistan Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Fond du Lac Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● County Durham UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Mount Pleasant US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Wildwood US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,834 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence23% 8,490 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health21% 7,781 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,654 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,466 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,321 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 959 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 881 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 killed11,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations626 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions251 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill165 at about three times 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.