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21,206 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Discovery Bay, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Wellington (New Zealand). Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 65 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 48
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Hong Kong

85 of its 131 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Discovery Bay accounted for 42 of Hong Kong's 85 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Discovery Bay stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Benin

10 of its 12 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

74 of its 243 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

62 of its 124 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

El Salvador

12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

19 of its 41 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Spain

118 of its 431 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Tonga (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in France (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Philippines (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in India (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 21,206 stories about harm among 93,714 counted on 10 Feb.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Hong Kong. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 93,714 stories, below the usual 25. A year earlier, on 10 February 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. In Hong Kong, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga90 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 88 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia83 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen69 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong65 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Syria63 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Washington US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 840 Wellington New Zealand70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Paris France57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 69 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 32 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 50 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 36 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Trinidad & Tobago: 38 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tonga: 90 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sweden: 37 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 36 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 896 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 83 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 30 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 42 in 100 of its 801 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 35 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Oman: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)New Zealand: 38 in 100 of its 566 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Madagascar: 73 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Latvia: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kazakhstan: 42 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jamaica: 33 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 36 in 100 of its 546 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 36 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hungary: 47 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 46 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Eritrea: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Denmark: 33 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 46 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Costa Rica: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 35 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 65 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Canada: 36 in 100 of its 2,699 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 54 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 72 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bolivia: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Benin: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Tonga 90 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Somalia 83 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 65 in 100 of its 131 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 60 in 100 of its 201 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 69 in 100 of its 71 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 63 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 11,820 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,992 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,609 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence7% 1,406 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 920 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 616 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 430 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 224 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 killed4,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured817 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people displaced114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan 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 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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