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Most of the day's attention went to drownings in Madagascar, violence in Nablus and protests in Jerusalem (Israel). Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPalestine 87 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 65
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

35 of its 42 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Mananjary accounted for 24 of Madagascar's 35 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Mananjary stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

135 of its 155 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Nablus accounted for 72 of Palestine's 135 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 110 of Israel's 203 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. 56 of Jerusalem's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 93 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
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Conflict & violence

Somalia

40 of its 49 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 20 of Somalia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

67 of its 182 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

26 of its 35 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

25 of its 100 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

27 of Lahore's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Brazil (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Mozambique (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Hong Kong (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Italy (15 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 15,650 stories about harm among 79,478 counted on 22 Feb.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 79,478 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 February 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine87 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye68 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria63 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran53 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Tunisia51 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 Jerusalem Israel56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Boston US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 New York US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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 readOman: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualColorado, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 48 stories, carried by 88 outletsHavant, UK -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 11 outletsShanxi, China -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 17 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 48 stories ● Havant UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Shanxi China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,618 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,374 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,195 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 1,821 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 768 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 703 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 612 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 313 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 killed3,544 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured954 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees307 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions83 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Cambodia

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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