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17,708 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Khojaly, people affected in Mauritius and protests in Conakry (Guinea) drew the news. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 55 in 100 of its 340 stories, usually 12
RegionCentral Asia 26 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

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

188 of its 340 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Khojaly accounted for 179 of Azerbaijan's 188 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Khojaly stories →
Health

Mauritius

31 of its 46 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Cholera was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mauritius over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

148 of its 557 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

40 of its 45 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Natiaboani accounted for 16 of Burkina Faso's 40 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

80 of its 126 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Baalbek accounted for 47 of Lebanon's 80 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Norway

36 of its 119 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Cholera was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

72 of its 279 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 20 of Sao Paulo's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

82 of its 420 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 28 of Seoul's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Norway (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Djibouti (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 17,708 stories about harm among 100,594 counted on 26 Feb.

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Azerbaijan's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 12%. of the day's 100,594 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mauritius' news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Azerbaijan. A year earlier, on 26 February 2023, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Grenada87 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel67 in 100 of its 1,406 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon63 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 619 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen57 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 565 Gaza Palestine67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 London UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Kremlin Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'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'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Azerbaijan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 364 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 936 stories about harm ● Mauritius few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 326 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,093 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,389 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,741 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,440 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 970 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 729 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 573 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 327 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 killed4,359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,762 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured948 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees173 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations95 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mauritius

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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