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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.

its stories →
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.

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualLucknow, India -- other: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsKampala, Uganda -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsUtah, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 36 outletsIdaho, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 69 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 26 stories, carried by 27 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 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

● Lucknow India about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 14 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories

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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