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15,346 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Hatay, protests in Matagalpa (Nicaragua) and rights and justice in Havana. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 73 in 100 of its 1,329 stories, usually 57
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

975 of its 1,329 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Hatay accounted for 194 of Türkiye's 975 stories about harm, carried by 426 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Hypothermia was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Indonesia

73 of its 163 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jakarta accounted for 31 of Indonesia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

24 of its 28 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Syria

330 of its 437 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Aleppo accounted for 97 of Syria's 330 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

46 of its 161 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Displacement

Ethiopia

27 of its 54 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tigray accounted for 17 of Ethiopia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Gas explosion was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (43 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Brazil (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 15,346 stories about harm among 79,911 counted on 9 Feb.

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The news turned to Türkiye for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 79,911 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In New Zealand's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 9 times their usual. On 9 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Türkiye's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye73 in 100 of its 1,329 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia50 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 38 · mostly displacement Indonesia45 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 559 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 San Francisco US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 New York US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiechtenstein: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMacao: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 975 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 330 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates few stories a little warmer than the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 12 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 4,873 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,401 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,266 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence8% 1,238 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 848 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 668 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 546 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 276 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 killed4,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced212 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting refugees167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations132 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria 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 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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