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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.

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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.

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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsInverness, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 122 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 24 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 15 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsMontreal, Canada -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 50 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

● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 10 stories ● Inverness UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories

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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