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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Ottawa (Canada), evacuations in Ukraine and rights and justice in Paris. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia →
Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostGreece 55 in 100 of its 164 stories, usually 29
RegionEurope 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Canada

697 of its 1,408 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ottawa accounted for 381 of Canada's 697 stories about harm, carried by 565 outlets. 356 of Ottawa's 381 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (286 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Ottawa stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

402 of its 947 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

France

173 of its 440 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Paris accounted for 132 of France's 173 stories about harm, carried by 443 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

39 of its 104 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Petropolis accounted for 32 of Brazil's 39 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

56 of its 93 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jammu accounted for 35 of Kashmir's 56 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

40 of its 55 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Beledweyne accounted for 30 of Somalia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

90 of its 164 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Igoumenitsa accounted for 57 of Greece's 90 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

29 of its 36 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 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 →
Conflict & violence

Russia

308 of its 1,150 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

71 of its 102 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: polio in Malawi (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in UK (116 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in US (69 of its stories, more than ten 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 19 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 11,588 stories about harm among 46,954 counted on 19 Feb.

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Evacuations were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 46,954 stories, as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Canada. In Canada, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. On 19 February 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia73 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong70 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Kashmir60 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Greece55 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 59 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada356 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Moscow Russia18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Chicago US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Wellington New Zealand17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33

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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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 readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualMunich, Germany -- health: 35 stories, carried by 38 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 27 stories, carried by 16 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 21 outletsMaine, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 21 outletsDes Moines, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 23 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

● Munich Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories ● Kathmandu Nepal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Middlesbrough UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 4,959 stories · much less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice21% 2,400 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,454 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,215 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Shelter & services4% 415 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 367 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 343 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 332 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 killed2,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,209 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people affected1,077 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people injured622 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations267 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting refugees115 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting abductions69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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