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20,868 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Grenadines, abductions in Greece and arrests in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGrenada 85 in 100 of its 74 stories, usually 41
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Health

Greece

119 of its 416 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

43 of its 172 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Peru

30 of its 84 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Dengue was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Rights & justice

Senegal

35 of its 67 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dakar accounted for 27 of Senegal's 35 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).

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Health

Uzbekistan

15 of its 42 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

53 of its 301 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Russia

Moscow accounted for 174 of Russia's 282 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Peru (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Australia (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about three 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 27 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 20,868 stories about harm among 116,325 counted on 27 Feb.

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In Peru's news, mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 116,325 stories, as usual. Grenada's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. A year earlier, on 27 February 2023, 19 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 →

Grenada85 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Israel68 in 100 of its 1,615 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 598 Moscow Russia63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Dubbo Australia60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Gaza Palestine55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409

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'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 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: 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'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sBahamas: 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'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,098 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,318 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice26% 5,320 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,830 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,659 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,242 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 914 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 783 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 374 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 killed5,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured990 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees195 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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