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20,951 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Yangon (Myanmar), heavy rain in Morocco and people killed in Tanzania. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 74 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 40
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

168 of its 232 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Yangon accounted for 103 of Myanmar's 168 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 103 of Yangon's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

33 of its 63 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Tanzania

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Haiti

46 of its 62 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 24 of Haiti's 46 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. 21 of Port-au-Prince's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories).

its stories →
Health

Congo

42 of its 52 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

31 of its 77 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 11 of Minsk's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (523 stories). Avalanche was named in 255 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and earthquake.

its stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Pakistan

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in India (255 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in UK (86 of its stories, about three times its usual); hypothermia in Canada (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in US (64 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,951 stories about harm among 85,855 counted on 8 Feb.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 10 December 2020. In Morocco's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Myanmar for the second day running. 24 in every 100 of the day's 85,855 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo81 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Haiti74 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar72 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Yemen66 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 839 New Delhi India108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Yangon Myanmar103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Jerusalem Israel70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Chicago US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSouth 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 lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: 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 lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 lessChina: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualCheltenham, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 168 outletsNevada, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- health: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 33 stories, carried by 42 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 56 stories, carried by 95 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

● Cheltenham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Nevada US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Barcelona Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 56 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 11,260 stories · less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice18% 3,675 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,652 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence7% 1,452 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 748 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 424 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 342 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 210 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 killed5,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,840 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting arrests1,416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured846 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK 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 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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