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The news turned to rights and justice in Riyadh, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and arrests in Denmark. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 51 in 100 of its 329 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

169 of its 329 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Riyadh accounted for 72 of Saudi Arabia's 169 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

142 of its 195 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Yangon accounted for 46 of Myanmar's 142 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 41 of Yangon's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Health

Denmark

46 of its 103 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Rwanda

28 of its 43 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 44 of Ethiopia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Trinidad & Tobago

27 of its 59 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

14 of its 38 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 7 of Manama's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Czechia

32 of its 79 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Czechia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in New Zealand (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in UK (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 25,065 stories about harm among 100,698 counted on 11 Feb.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. of the day's 100,698 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. the Czechia's news mentioned outbreaks about 5 times as often as usual. On 12 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 25 today. In Saudi Arabia, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar73 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Yemen71 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia55 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria55 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US547 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1377 New Delhi India133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 New York US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 London UK57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 Lagos Nigeria56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 lessUkraine: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKerena, Mali -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsCherry Hill, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 33 outletsFulani, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsNaypyitaw, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 51 outletsHartlepool, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWhitehaven, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 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

● Kerena Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Cherry Hill US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 40 stories ● Fulani Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 13,522 stories · less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice20% 4,915 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,594 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,747 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 836 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 563 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 417 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 266 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 killed5,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,656 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 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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