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25,811 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to storms in Türkiye, violence in Jerusalem and illness in Wuhan. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 67 in 100 of its 508 stories, usually 37
RegionEast Asia 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

342 of its 508 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Istanbul accounted for 227 of Türkiye's 342 stories about harm, carried by 612 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Storms were named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with avalanche and plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

355 of its 815 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jerusalem accounted for 251 of Israel's 355 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (186 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

China

3,753 of its 5,784 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Wuhan accounted for 1,818 of China's 3,753 stories about harm, carried by 1,816 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Chickenpox was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Colombia

43 of its 109 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Maldives

44 of its 67 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

96 of its 167 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

187 of its 711 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Japan

294 of its 1,220 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Flu was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

269 of its 357 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Idlib accounted for 160 of Syria's 269 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Colombia (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Philippines (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (100 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Ireland (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 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 25,811 stories about harm among 125,061 counted on 6 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Türkiye. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 125,061 stories, as usual. Mentions of storms ran about 8 times their usual in Türkiye's news. In Türkiye, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. On 6 February 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria75 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye67 in 100 of its 508 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Puerto Rico66 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Maldives66 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 18 · mostly conflict & violence China65 in 100 of its 5,784 stories · usually 54 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 Wuhan China117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1818 Jerusalem Israel63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Hollywood US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 534

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsKentucky, US -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 25 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsBloomington, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 40 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 29 outletsNajaf, Iraq -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 22 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 15 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Buhari Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Kentucky US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Warsaw Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Bloomington US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 10,464 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice22% 5,488 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 4,050 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence9% 2,398 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,195 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 755 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 577 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 483 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 killed7,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,728 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,306 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations494 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions171 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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