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23,231 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Copenhagen and Sanaa and protests in Aung Hlaing (Myanmar). Denmark's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 42 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Rights & justice

Denmark

48 of its 115 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Copenhagen accounted for 29 of Denmark's 48 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

88 of its 111 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Sanaa accounted for 36 of Yemen's 88 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Illness was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

110 of its 160 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 44 of Myanmar's 110 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. 36 of Aung Hlaing's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Aung Hlaing stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

63 of its 154 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Austria

10 of Vienna's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Displacement

Cameroon

17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Rwanda

28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Switzerland

52 of its 165 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 11 of Geneva's 22 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 21 of Nepal's 31 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 14 of Kathmandu's 21 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Australia (122 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Austria (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Egypt (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Türkiye (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (21 of its stories, about three 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 12 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 23,231 stories about harm among 92,875 counted on 12 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Denmark. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 92,875 stories, below the usual 26. Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in Australia's news. A year earlier, on 13 February 2020, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Denmark stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen79 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar69 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda48 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Iraq47 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US524 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1414 Delhi India80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Moscow Russia62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Chicago US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Lagos Nigeria43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualMaryland, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsSouth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 25 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsCumbria, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsNew Mexico, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 64 outletsNay Pyi Taw, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 23 outletsKamloops, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 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

● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● South Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Donbas Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Cumbria UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 12,287 stories · less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice20% 4,593 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,661 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence7% 1,581 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 775 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 467 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 354 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 292 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 killed5,698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations48 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill25 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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