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11,968 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The earthquake in Iran, evacuations in Israel and people injured in Türkiye drew the news. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 62 in 100 of its 415 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Iran

322 of its 488 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 186 of Iran's 322 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

244 of its 550 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

146 of its 224 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

South Korea

258 of its 415 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Seoul accounted for 140 of South Korea's 258 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (170 stories). Flu was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Japan

228 of its 547 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (99 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

52 of its 106 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

31 of its 52 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tripoli accounted for 24 of Libya's 31 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

34 of its 54 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

6 of its 11 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 5 of Almaty's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in South Korea (42 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 23 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 11,968 stories about harm among 55,965 counted on 23 Feb.

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Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Ireland's news. of the day's 55,965 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iran stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. On 23 February 2019, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria67 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Iran66 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Türkiye65 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan63 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence South Korea62 in 100 of its 415 stories · usually 26 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Washington US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Wuhan China27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 391

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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 readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuernsey: 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

● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 322 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 4,548 stories · less than usual (usually 41%) Rights & justice22% 2,553 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,771 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,418 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 794 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services3% 300 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 250 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 182 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 killed4,025 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured823 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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