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24,737 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Darfur, illness in Phnom Penh and rights and justice in Senegal. Sudan's coverage was about twice as fearful 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 · more than usual Country that rose mostSudan 71 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 48
RegionEast Asia 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 51
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

105 of its 148 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Darfur accounted for 61 of Sudan's 105 stories about harm, carried by 414 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Indonesia

142 of its 303 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Idlib accounted for 134 of Syria's 215 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

North Korea

44 of its 81 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Pyongyang accounted for 38 of North Korea's 44 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets.

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Health

Singapore

152 of its 378 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

Japan

377 of its 1,383 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Health

Taiwan

66 of its 149 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Iran (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Uganda (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Zimbabwe (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (82 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (20 of its stories, about 6 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 13 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 24,737 stories about harm among 124,911 counted on 13 Feb.

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The news turned to Sudan for the third day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 124,911 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Zimbabwe's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Sudan stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. A year earlier, on 13 February 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria73 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia68 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence China65 in 100 of its 5,022 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Hong Kong54 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 41 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 579 Delhi India85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Chicago US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Wuhan China46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1053 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 60 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 41 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 29 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 41 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 41 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 34 in 100 of its 269 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 34 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Taiwan: 44 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 73 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 49 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Spain: 28 in 100 of its 741 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 68 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Singapore: 40 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 49 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 54 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,596 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Namibia: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 25 in 100 of its 503 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 48 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Laos: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Japan: 27 in 100 of its 1,383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 727 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 53 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 43 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 47 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 46 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Eritrea: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 29 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 65 in 100 of its 5,022 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 54 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 51 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Australia: 25 in 100 of its 2,871 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 65 in 100 of its 5,022 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 73 in 100 of its 294 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 65 in 100 of its 5,022 stories · mostly health ● Sudan 71 in 100 of its 148 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 68 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 54 in 100 of its 171 stories · mostly health ● Iraq 53 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 9,990 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice23% 5,578 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,475 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 2,496 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 764 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 494 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 433 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 killed6,586 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured951 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations276 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions150 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill135 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and the US

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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