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12,976 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tehran (Iran), drownings in Italy and violence in Nablus drew the news. Hong Kong's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostItaly 35 in 100 of its 565 stories, usually 15
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 31 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 18 of Tehran's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

198 of its 565 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (99 stories). Drownings were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

127 of its 148 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Nablus accounted for 81 of Palestine's 127 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

70 of its 167 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Israel

222 of its 442 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jerusalem accounted for 106 of Israel's 222 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

48 of its 60 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Sanaa accounted for 27 of Yemen's 48 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought and flooding.

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Health

Congo

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Ebola was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

India

112 of Delhi's 191 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

North Korea

23 of its 31 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Kenya (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bird flu in Cambodia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Congo (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in North Korea (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Yemen (16 of its stories, about 5 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 27 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 12,976 stories about harm among 66,710 counted on 27 Feb.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 66,710 stories, as usual. On 27 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine86 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye62 in 100 of its 315 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria57 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir53 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Nablus Palestine28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Moscow Russia22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readOman: 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: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 · 211 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 208 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,164 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice23% 2,896 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,507 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,453 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 548 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 503 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 463 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 219 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 killed3,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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