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38,484 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Rabat (Morocco) and rights and justice in Cairo and Zagreb drew the news. Egypt's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 58 in 100 of its 156 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Protests & strikes

Morocco

91 of its 156 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Rabat accounted for 82 of Morocco's 91 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 82 of Rabat's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

393 of its 721 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Cairo accounted for 214 of Egypt's 393 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Rights & justice

Croatia

42 of its 88 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Zagreb accounted for 37 of Croatia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

153 of its 552 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Snowstorms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

South Sudan

96 of its 119 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 24 of Juba's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

India

2,135 of its 8,395 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Plane crash was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

192 of its 600 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Chile

72 of its 148 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

545 of its 650 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (222 stories). House fires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

378 of its 684 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (98 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Guam (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Germany (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Peru (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Solomon Islands (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in South Sudan (18 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 20 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 38,484 stories about harm among 206,077 counted on 20 Feb.

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In Morocco, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 206,077 stories, as usual. Mentions of tropical storm ran more than ten times their usual in Guam's news. On 20 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 650 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Yemen62 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir60 in 100 of its 483 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US421 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2036 Paris France187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 London UK120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 807 Jerusalem Israel103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 555 Denver US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: 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 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 readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: 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 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 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 lessSt 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 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 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: 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 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsDaudzai, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 45 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 29 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 66 stories, carried by 71 outletsBarron County, US -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 39 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- conflict & violence: 130 stories, carried by 137 outletsScott Hall, US -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 27 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Slovenia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Daudzai Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 66 stories ● Barron County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 12,709 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,576 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,145 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,136 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,736 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,085 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 758 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 718 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 killed9,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,002 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations369 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Japan Stories reporting abductions340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill66 at about the usual rate

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 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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