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13,505 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), a disaster in Guatemala City and rights and justice in Kufra. Guatemala's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 93 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

101 of its 271 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dhaka accounted for 60 of Bangladesh's 101 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 36 of Dhaka's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

65 of its 70 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Guatemala City accounted for 52 of Guatemala's 65 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

37 of its 51 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kufra accounted for 21 of Libya's 37 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Namibia

40 of its 122 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Bahamas

18 of its 65 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten 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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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Oil spill was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Indonesia

Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

China

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Indonesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in South Korea (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in China (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); oil spill in Russia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 13,505 stories about harm among 81,853 counted on 10 Feb.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 13 November 2024. 16 in every 100 of the day's 81,853 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Bangladesh, 37% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. On 11 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala93 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya73 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Israel58 in 100 of its 954 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Syria58 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador47 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Dhaka Bangladesh36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Jerusalem Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Los Angeles US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIsrael: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsSouthport, UK -- rights & justice: 57 stories, carried by 35 outletsWisconsin, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 23 outletsMarshfield Clinic, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsMumbai, India -- rights & justice: 97 stories, carried by 46 outletsCalgary, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 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

● Chhattisgarh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Southport UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 57 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Marshfield Clinic US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Mumbai India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 97 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,670 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 3,570 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,533 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence11% 1,510 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 645 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 564 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 457 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 killed2,787 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,316 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured594 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions401 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced177 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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 harsher 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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