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15,109 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Ntem, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and heavy rain in South Africa. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 58 in 100 of its 481 stories, usually 35
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Health

Cameroon

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Ntem accounted for 16 of Cameroon's 22 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Ntem stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

40 of its 71 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 14 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

281 of its 858 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Heavy rain was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

44 of its 94 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Equatorial Guinea

38 of its 42 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Outbreaks were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with ebola and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

277 of its 481 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Cyclone was named in 220 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts and landslides.

its stories →
Health

Chile

25 of its 63 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 36 of Iran's 70 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 25 of Tehran's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

35 of its 58 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Phnom Penh accounted for 28 of Cambodia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. 5 of Matagalpa's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (220 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea (34 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Chile (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Kenya (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 10 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 14 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 15,109 stories about harm among 78,480 counted on 14 Feb.

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Of the day's 78,480 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 February 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria72 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye67 in 100 of its 779 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Cambodia60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice New Zealand58 in 100 of its 481 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia56 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 491 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Tehran Iran25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readNorth 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than 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 · 174 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Poland few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● Chile few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,437 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,341 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,959 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence12% 1,797 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 916 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 520 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 217 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 killed4,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,307 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations141 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Equatorial Guinea

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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