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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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 lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsWaziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 25 outletsWisconsin, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 21 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 37 stories, carried by 50 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsMilan, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 23 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Pulwama Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

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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