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16,601 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to oil spill in Trinidad & Tobago, violence in Gaza and rights and justice in Doha. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostQatar 39 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 11
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

32 of its 71 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Lambeau accounted for 21 of Trinidad & Tobago's 32 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Oil spill was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Trinidad & Tobago over 30 days → its stories → Lambeau stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

411 of its 535 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Gaza accounted for 349 of Palestine's 411 stories about harm, carried by 518 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Qatar

120 of its 307 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Doha accounted for 68 of Qatar's 120 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories).

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

216 of its 643 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and earthquake. 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.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

78 of its 234 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Greece

72 of its 272 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 5 of Antananarivo's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

39 of its 57 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mogadishu accounted for 29 of Somalia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 6 of Managua's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Ukraine (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in United Arab Emirates (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Cambodia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 16,601 stories about harm among 96,600 counted on 12 Feb.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 96,600 stories, below the usual 18. It was the second day running that the news turned to Trinidad & Tobago. In Trinidad & Tobago, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 February 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine77 in 100 of its 535 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel72 in 100 of its 1,537 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia68 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan60 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 66 · mostly displacement Rwanda50 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Islamabad Pakistan36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Sandeshkhali India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Somalia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,102 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 268 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 411 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Greece about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,771 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,899 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,621 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,469 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 840 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 667 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 559 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 482 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 killed4,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,996 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions858 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced364 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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