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20,602 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Yangon (Myanmar), illness in Nzerekore and violence in Ankara. Guinea's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGuinea 98 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 46
RegionSoutheast Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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

Myanmar

201 of its 229 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Yangon accounted for 115 of Myanmar's 201 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 111 of Yangon's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (123 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Guinea

144 of its 147 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Nzerekore accounted for 66 of Guinea's 144 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Nzerekore stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

154 of its 249 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Ankara accounted for 59 of Türkiye's 154 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Food & livelihood

Argentina

33 of its 77 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

112 of its 157 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 39 of Afghanistan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

40 of its 94 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

DR Congo

27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Snowstorms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

India

331 of Delhi's 473 stories were about protests or strikes. Measles was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in New Zealand (99 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in US (936 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Israel (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 20,602 stories about harm among 76,623 counted on 15 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Myanmar. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 76,623 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in New Zealand's news. On 16 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 27 today. Myanmar stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea98 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Myanmar88 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye62 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473 Washington US252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 779 Yangon Myanmar111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Moscow Russia41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 New York US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessUkraine: 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: 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: 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 lessSouth Korea: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualGauteng, South Africa -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsEshhar, Israel -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsMadrid, Spain -- health: 23 stories, carried by 29 outletsHartlepool, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsMaine, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- health: 15 stories, carried by 45 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 34 stories, carried by 60 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

● Gauteng South Africa about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Eshhar Israel about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Madrid Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Hartlepool UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Maine US 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 →

Health51% 10,526 stories · less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice17% 3,539 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,073 stories · much more than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence7% 1,405 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 802 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 637 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 260 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 209 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 killed5,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,517 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,350 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions168 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations50 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about twice the usual rate · most about Guinea 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.