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12,319 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at refugees in Pakistan, protests in Kathmandu (Nepal) and illness in Tokyo. Pakistan's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostJapan 42 in 100 of its 608 stories, usually 20
RegionEurope 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

235 of its 593 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Polio was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

34 of its 76 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 11 of Kathmandu's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Covid was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Health

Japan

257 of its 608 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tokyo accounted for 202 of Japan's 257 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (42 stories).

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Disasters & accidents

UK

1,056 of its 3,967 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Flooding was named in 379 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and landslides.

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

Yemen

97 of its 114 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

41 of its 77 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Hepatitis was 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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Rights & justice

France

83 of its 390 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

177 of its 479 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Covid was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 47 of Afghanistan's 80 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

China

Wuhan accounted for 473 of China's 1,410 stories about harm, carried by 743 outlets. Hepatitis was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in New Zealand (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Israel (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hepatitis in Taiwan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
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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 12,319 stories about harm among 53,964 counted on 16 Feb.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 53,964 stories, above the usual 20. A year earlier, on 16 February 2019, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence China68 in 100 of its 2,086 stories · usually 65 · mostly health North Korea67 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 33 · mostly health Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Washington US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Wuhan China32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Jerusalem Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Taiwan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● South Korea few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 4,274 stories · less than usual (usually 38%) Rights & justice22% 2,718 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,193 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence12% 1,517 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 594 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 341 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 341 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 188 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 killed3,635 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured684 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations249 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Syria Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill78 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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