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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dakar (Senegal), violence in Nerkin Hand and oil spill in Trinidad & Tobago. Armenia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 54 in 100 of its 204 stories, usually 14
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 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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Protests & strikes

Senegal

52 of its 96 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Dakar accounted for 39 of Senegal's 52 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 33 of Dakar's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

110 of its 204 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Nerkin Hand accounted for 48 of Armenia's 110 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Nerkin Hand stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

100 of its 367 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

96 of its 324 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 29 of Jakarta's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

24 of its 57 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 10 of Caracas' 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

54 of its 110 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 30 of Lebanon's 54 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

43 of its 89 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Puerto Rico

13 of its 41 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Türkiye (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Greece (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (65 of its stories, about 4 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 13 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 19,131 stories about harm among 110,691 counted on 13 Feb.

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The news turned to Senegal for the second day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 110,691 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Senegal, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. A year earlier, on 13 February 2023, 18 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 →

Slovakia75 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 18 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine70 in 100 of its 522 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 1,654 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568 Jerusalem Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Gaza Palestine42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Haryana India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: 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: 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 lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSpain: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualMykonos, Greece -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBilawal, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsUtah, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 20 outletsGothenburg, Sweden -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 13 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Mykonos Greece about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Bilawal Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Grand Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Gothenburg Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,542 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,414 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,850 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,802 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Food & livelihood5% 1,009 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 915 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 786 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 462 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 killed4,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced433 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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