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17,991 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Orebro, the tsunami in Greece and the covid in Argentina. Sweden's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSweden 55 in 100 of its 369 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Sweden

203 of its 369 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Orebro accounted for 119 of Sweden's 203 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Orebro stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

108 of its 298 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Tsunami was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Kashmir

76 of its 160 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 43 of Kashmir's 76 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

18 of its 76 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

Kivu accounted for 31 of Rwanda's 50 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 58 of Iran's 96 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hiv in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in US (51 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
22 in 10017 in 1007 Jan14 Jan21 Jan28 Jan5 Feb7 Jan: 20 in 1008 Jan: 21 in 1009 Jan: 22 in 10010 Jan: 22 in 10011 Jan: 22 in 10012 Jan: 22 in 10013 Jan: 20 in 10014 Jan: 19 in 10015 Jan: 20 in 10016 Jan: 19 in 10017 Jan: 19 in 10018 Jan: 19 in 10019 Jan: 19 in 10020 Jan: 19 in 10021 Jan: 20 in 10022 Jan: 19 in 10023 Jan: 19 in 10024 Jan: 19 in 10025 Jan: 20 in 10026 Jan: 20 in 10027 Jan: 19 in 10028 Jan: 19 in 10029 Jan: 19 in 10030 Jan: 20 in 10031 Jan: 19 in 1001 Feb: 20 in 1002 Feb: 18 in 1003 Feb: 17 in 1004 Feb: 18 in 1005 Feb: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 17,991 stories about harm among 100,978 counted on 5 Feb.

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Mentions of Covid ran more than ten times their usual in Argentina's news. In Sweden, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. the news turned to Sweden for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 100,978 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda71 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 51 · mostly health El Salvador56 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Sweden55 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 883 Los Angeles US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Dhaka Bangladesh29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Chicago US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 27 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 26 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tajikistan: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 55 in 100 of its 369 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 77 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 71 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 25 in 100 of its 606 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 28 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 51 in 100 of its 1,382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 803 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 59 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 36 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gambia: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 56 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 24 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 29 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 41 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 48 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 39 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 803 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 803 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 803 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cook Islands: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Sweden 55 in 100 of its 369 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 51 in 100 of its 1,382 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 71 in 100 of its 70 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 77 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 54 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 48 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,155 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 4,376 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,274 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence13% 2,203 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 809 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 714 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 527 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 501 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 killed3,886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,010 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions353 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations167 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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