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26,773 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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People injured in Egypt, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and rights and justice in Skopje drew the news. Egypt's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostEgypt 58 in 100 of its 465 stories, usually 26
RegionSouth Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

268 of its 465 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

89 of its 135 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 71 of Haiti's 89 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 68 of Port-au-Prince's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Health

Switzerland

54 of its 172 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Kashmir

674 of its 871 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Pulwama accounted for 319 of Kashmir's 674 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (475 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

472 of its 855 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (185 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

2,156 of its 5,608 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,263 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

822 of its 1,637 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (530 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

342 of its 602 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 113 of Jerusalem's 158 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (227 stories).

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Rights & justice

Russia

408 of its 1,561 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Building collapse was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Australia (112 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Zimbabwe (28 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Venezuela (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Russia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 26,773 stories about harm among 119,320 counted on 16 Feb.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 30 December 2018. of the day's 119,320 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 7 times their usual in Zimbabwe's news. In Egypt, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan92 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Syria81 in 100 of its 480 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir77 in 100 of its 871 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti66 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2771 Islamabad Pakistan151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 388 Washington US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 963 Paris France134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Jerusalem Israel113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 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: 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 readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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 lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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 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 lessCuba: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readHong 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 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 readAlgeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readNepal: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAntigonish, Canada -- displacement: 27 stories, carried by 81 outletsShiv, India -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 38 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 62 stories, carried by 50 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 127 stories, carried by 92 outletsSofia, Bulgaria -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 49 outletsMunich, Germany -- conflict & violence: 218 stories, carried by 169 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 22 outletsAllahu Akbar, Iran -- conflict & violence: 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

● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Antigonish Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 27 stories ● Shiv India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 62 stories ● Ajit India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 127 stories ● Sofia Bulgaria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 8,364 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice28% 7,386 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health17% 4,457 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,975 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,098 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 832 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 666 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 601 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 killed9,836 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,541 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,065 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations241 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting refugees239 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Venezuela and Canada Stories reporting abductions236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced230 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill68 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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