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13,567 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Gaziantep, protests in Sam Cheung (Hong Kong) and violence in Ramallah. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Syria → Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Syria → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 80 in 100 of its 1,699 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

1,365 of its 1,699 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Gaziantep accounted for 443 of Türkiye's 1,365 stories about harm, carried by 520 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (166 stories). Tsunami was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse, snowstorms and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Gaziantep stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

52 of its 128 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 11 of Sam Cheung's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Sam Cheung stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

69 of its 90 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Ramallah accounted for 23 of Palestine's 69 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Health

US

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Train derailment was named in 172 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles and food poisoning.

US over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Syria

356 of its 430 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Aleppo accounted for 98 of Syria's 356 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (178 stories). Snowstorms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

34 of its 73 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Baghdad accounted for 26 of Iraq's 34 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 13 of Baghdad's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

46 of its 83 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 93 of Israel's 195 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 114 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 31 of Tehran's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Pakistan (57 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Austria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Chile (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Syria (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 13,567 stories about harm among 67,184 counted on 6 Feb.

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Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Syria. 20 in every 100 of the day's 67,184 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Austria's news, mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual. Türkiye stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. On 6 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria83 in 100 of its 430 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye80 in 100 of its 1,699 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine77 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 59 · mostly displacement Iran56 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Gaziantep Türkiye61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 443 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Jerusalem Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: 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: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 19 stories, carried by 11 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- displacement: 15 stories, carried by 55 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 140 outletsSydney, Australia -- health: 29 stories, carried by 27 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 28 stories, carried by 44 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 33 stories, carried by 19 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 30 stories, carried by 15 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

● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 15 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Sydney Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,751 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents28% 3,697 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice21% 2,773 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence9% 1,252 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood5% 663 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 594 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 377 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 249 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 killed4,266 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people affected1,758 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people injured1,459 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting arrests1,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees384 at about three times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting people displaced320 at about three times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting evacuations189 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions80 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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