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Protests in Dakar (Senegal), violence in Cairo and people killed in Taiwan drew the news. Egypt's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 39 in 100 of its 168 stories, usually 18
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Senegal

34 of its 63 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dakar accounted for 20 of Senegal's 34 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 18 of Dakar's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 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

Egypt

98 of its 301 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Cairo accounted for 61 of Egypt's 98 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Indonesia

163 of its 548 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Jakarta accounted for 97 of Indonesia's 163 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 55 of Jakarta's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

34 of its 85 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 11 of Caracas' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

45 of its 96 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Hepatitis 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

65 of its 168 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories).

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Rights & justice

Nepal

33 of its 104 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Türkiye (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (43 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Brazil (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Italy (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Australia (38 of its stories, about three 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 14 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 19,286 stories about harm among 113,500 counted on 14 Feb.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Senegal. of the day's 113,500 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Senegal stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 14 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan81 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 391 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,515 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 703 Jakarta Indonesia55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Haryana India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Sandeshkhali India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessIran: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualArkansas, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsRichmond, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 29 stories, carried by 30 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 12 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 87 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 32 stories, carried by 46 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 18 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 19 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Arkansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Richmond US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Yerevan Armenia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,706 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice25% 4,746 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,602 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,576 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,022 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 979 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 533 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 killed4,443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions565 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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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