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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jerusalem, abductions in Haiti and evacuations in Türkiye. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.
Conflict & violence
195 of its 387 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 154 of Israel's 195 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Rights & justice
34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
760 of its 1,103 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Health
27 of its 103 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with covid. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
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Health
255 of its 793 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.
Conflict & violence
Kabul accounted for 22 of Afghanistan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Protests & strikes
42 of its 48 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 10 of Managua's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
Health
13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
20 of its 55 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Health
28 of its 56 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
cyclone in New Zealand (44 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (49 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in South Africa (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 9 December 2022. of the day's 74,046 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 10 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today. Israel's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%.
19 in every 100 of the day's 74,046 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 20). Israel: 195 of its 387 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Haiti: 34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Türkiye: 760 of its 1,103 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Norway: 27 of its 103 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Mentions of the cyclone ran about 9 times their usual in New Zealand's news. Mentions of power cuts ran about 8 times their usual in Ukraine's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual. It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 9 December 2022. A year earlier, on 10 February 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to read Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: too little coverage to read Taiwan: too little coverage to read Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: about as warm as its own usual or less Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: too little coverage to read Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: about as warm as its own usual or less Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: too little coverage to read São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: too little coverage to read St Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or less St. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or less Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: too little coverage to read Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: too little coverage to read Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: too little coverage to read Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: too little coverage to read Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: too little coverage to read Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less India: too little coverage to read Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: about as warm as its own usual or less Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: too little coverage to read Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: about as warm as its own usual or less Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: too little coverage to read Gabon: too little coverage to read St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: too little coverage to read Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or less Costa Rica: too little coverage to read DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: too little coverage to read Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: about as warm as its own usual or less Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: too little coverage to read Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: too little coverage to read Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: too little coverage to read Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or less Angola: too little coverage to read Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: too little coverage to read Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to read Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to read Siachen Glacier: too little coverage to read Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to read Vatican City: about as warm as its own usual or less Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read Maldives: too little coverage to read Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: about as warm as its own usual or less Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Türkiye: warmth about its own usual Syria: warmth about its own usual South Africa: warmth about its own usual Norway: warmth about its own usual Ireland: warmth about its own usual Indonesia: warmth about its own usual France: warmth about its own usual Belgium: warmth about its own usual Bahamas: warmth about its own usual Leuven, Belgium -- health: 18 stories, carried by 21 outlets Rome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 15 outlets Oregon, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 29 outlets Lahore, Pakistan -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 17 outlets Long Beach, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outlets Kaziranga, India -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 11 outlets Abuja, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 16 stories, carried by 14 outlets Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 12 stories, carried by 15 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.