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26,380 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Cairo (Egypt), illness in Tehran and flooding in Indonesia. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEgypt 64 in 100 of its 541 stories, usually 24
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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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Protests & strikes

Egypt

344 of its 541 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Cairo accounted for 216 of Egypt's 344 stories about harm, carried by 667 outlets. 159 of Cairo's 216 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

Iran

470 of its 677 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 240 of Iran's 470 stories about harm, carried by 453 outlets. Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

140 of its 310 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jakarta accounted for 99 of Indonesia's 140 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Flooding was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain, cyclone and landslides.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

33 of its 103 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

India

1,904 of its 6,293 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 686 of Delhi's 1,134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (563 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

26 of its 47 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 14 of Port-au-Prince's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Spain

192 of its 794 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

47 of its 86 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tripoli accounted for 30 of Libya's 47 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

18 of its 51 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 4 of Almaty's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Italy

782 of its 1,453 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (449 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: rubella in Ireland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in US (196 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in China (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 26,380 stories about harm among 118,304 counted on 25 Feb.

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Egypt stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 118,304 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 25 February 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria72 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia69 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iran69 in 100 of its 677 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Egypt64 in 100 of its 541 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice Iraq61 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 57 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India686 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1134 Cairo Egypt159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 821 London UK67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Hollywood US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMinnesota, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 23 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsFulani, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 15 stories, carried by 21 outletsAhmedabad, India -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 50 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 60 outletsDar es Salaam, Tanzania -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

● Minnesota US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Fulani Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 11,217 stories · more than usual (usually 41%) Rights & justice25% 6,506 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,963 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 2,845 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,082 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 670 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 382 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 352 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 killed7,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,447 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced242 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations219 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill133 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.