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24,441 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Darfur, drownings in Bangladesh and protests in Baghdad (Iraq) drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSudan 73 in 100 of its 177 stories, usually 44
RegionEast Asia 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
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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Conflict & violence

Sudan

130 of its 177 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Darfur accounted for 111 of Sudan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

135 of its 312 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (79 stories). Drownings were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 102 of Iraq's 133 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. 65 of Baghdad's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Storms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Health

Thailand

169 of its 329 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

183 of its 251 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 116 of Afghanistan's 183 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 104 of Iran's 174 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Illness was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

261 of its 320 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 181 of Syria's 261 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Finland

32 of its 132 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tuberculosis and bird flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Hong Kong

90 of its 154 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Spain (67 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Iran (39 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (52 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Germany (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in UK (60 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 24,441 stories about harm among 120,630 counted on 11 Feb.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran about 5 times their usual in Spain's news. of the day's 120,630 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Sudan stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. On 11 February 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria82 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia69 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen67 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 Baghdad Iraq65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Wuhan China58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1345 Darfur Sudan55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: 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: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 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 readKenya: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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: 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: 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 lessBelize: 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 readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsKentucky, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 32 stories, carried by 31 outletsMadiba, South Africa -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 127 outletsOregon, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 32 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 24 stories, carried by 25 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 32 stories, carried by 21 outletsKitimat, Canada -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 12 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 twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Kentucky US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 32 stories ● Madiba South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 9,980 stories · much more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice22% 5,351 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,586 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 2,524 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 979 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 750 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 460 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 444 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 killed6,854 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees305 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Syria Stories reporting abductions202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced182 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.