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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.

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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 readAfghanistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 18 stories, carried by 26 outletsMinsk, Belarus -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsVermont, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 21 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 40 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 46 stories, carried by 46 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 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 · 18 stories ● Minsk Belarus about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● New Hampshire US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

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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