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18,419 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Kremlin (Russia), road crashes in the Dominican Republic and people displaced in Cairo. Russia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 60 in 100 of its 53 stories, usually 21
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Russia

911 of its 2,149 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kremlin accounted for 667 of Russia's 911 stories about harm, carried by 915 outlets. 401 of Kremlin's 667 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 415 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and flu. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Kremlin stories →
Displacement

Egypt

69 of its 227 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Cairo accounted for 40 of Egypt's 69 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (20 stories).

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

Indonesia

24 of Jakarta's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

35 of its 74 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Caracas accounted for 24 of Venezuela's 35 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

31 of its 75 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

38 of its 145 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

80 of its 369 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 37 of Athens' 45 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

49 of its 106 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Brazil (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in US (105 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in India (16 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 16 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 18,419 stories about harm among 107,782 counted on 16 Feb.

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Russia's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 107,782 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 16 February 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Russia stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel73 in 100 of its 1,340 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 363 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Dominican Republic60 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela47 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Iran47 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kremlin Russia401 stories about protests or strikes, of its 667 Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471 Delhi India67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Haryana India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Sandeshkhali India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHonduras: 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'sGhana: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry 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 fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
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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

● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 911 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 978 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,313 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 5,119 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 2,535 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,459 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 865 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 769 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 615 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 428 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 killed4,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees197 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half 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 about as 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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