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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Sofia, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and arrests in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.
Rights & justice
34 of its 52 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Sofia accounted for 30 of Bulgaria's 34 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Protests & strikes
27 of its 39 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tunis accounted for 18 of Tunisia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. 11 of Tunis' 18 stories were about protests or strikes.
Conflict & violence
40 of its 74 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Health
42 of its 131 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Covid was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
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Conflict & violence
278 of its 612 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Karachi accounted for 147 of Pakistan's 278 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Rights & justice
16 of its 23 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Health
14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Displacement
12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Protests & strikes
6 of its 12 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Paramaribo's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual:
power cuts in New Zealand (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in US (290 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Syria (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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Bulgaria stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 41,607 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Bulgaria. A year earlier, on 18 February 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.
20 in every 100 of the day's 41,607 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 20). Bulgaria: 34 of its 52 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tunisia: 27 of its 39 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kashmir: 40 of its 74 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Brazil: 42 of its 131 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Mentions of Covid ran about 6 times their usual in Brazil's news. Mentions of power cuts ran about three times their usual in New Zealand's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bulgaria. A year earlier, on 18 February 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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 Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: too little coverage to read 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 South Africa: 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: too little coverage to read Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: too little coverage to read Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: too little coverage to read St Vincent: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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 Norway: too little coverage to read North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: too little coverage to read Namibia: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: too little coverage to read Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: too little coverage to read Lesotho: too little coverage to read Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: too little coverage to read Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: too little coverage to read Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Ireland: 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 Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Eritrea: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Czech Republic: too little coverage to read N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Cambodia: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to read Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: too little coverage to read Belize: too little coverage to read Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: too little coverage to read Bahamas: 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: too little coverage to read Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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 Ukraine: warmth about its own usual Brazil: warmth about its own usual Ukraine: warmth about its own usual Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- health: 24 stories, carried by 42 outlets Munich, Germany -- health: 11 stories, carried by 164 outlets Arkansas, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Georgia, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outlets Calgary, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 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 harsher 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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