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The day's news pointed at landslides in Brazil, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and the hiv in Kenya. Brazil's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.
Disasters & accidents
127 of its 258 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Sao Paulo accounted for 74 of Brazil's 127 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Landslides were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Protests & strikes
27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 10 of Tunis' 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Rights & justice
50 of its 170 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Health
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes
5 of its 6 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Paramaribo's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Disasters & accidents
Hatay accounted for 217 of Türkiye's 458 stories about harm, carried by 461 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Hurricane was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Disasters & accidents
14 of its 18 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Rights & justice
Dhaka accounted for 55 of Bangladesh's 74 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Disasters & accidents
Damascus accounted for 64 of Syria's 120 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
cyclone in Mauritius (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Madagascar (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Germany (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
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In Brazil's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 60,279 stories, as usual. Brazil's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 20 February 2022, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.
20 in every 100 of the day's 60,279 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 20). Brazil: 127 of its 258 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Tunisia: 27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kenya: 50 of its 170 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mexico: Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. Mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual in Mexico's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual. A year earlier, on 20 February 2022, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 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: 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: too little coverage to read 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: 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 Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: 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: too little coverage to read 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: too little coverage to read Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: 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: too little coverage to read Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read 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 Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: too little coverage to read Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 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 Crimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Romania: warmth about its own usual Netherlands: warmth about its own usual Mexico: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Beirut, Lebanon -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outlets Ohio, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 15 outlets Copenhagen, Denmark -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outlets Louisville, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 29 outlets Northern Ireland, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 49 outlets West Midlands, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 79 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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