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16,615 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Guatemala City, rights and justice in Sanaa and violence in Mogadishu. Guatemala's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 82 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 36
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

42 of its 51 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Guatemala City accounted for 27 of Guatemala's 42 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

35 of its 44 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 26 of Yemen's 35 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

37 of its 60 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Mogadishu accounted for 22 of Somalia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bahamas

24 of its 73 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Libya

24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Jordan

37 of its 156 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 8 of Amman's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Health

Uganda

Kampala accounted for 22 of Uganda's 33 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Argentina

33 of its 75 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Hungary

15 of its 57 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in South Korea (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (71 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Uganda (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in US (140 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 16,615 stories about harm among 95,167 counted on 11 Feb.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Guatemala. of the day's 95,167 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Australia's news mentioned outbreaks about 9 times as often as usual. Guatemala's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. On 12 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala82 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel63 in 100 of its 1,179 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Somalia62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan60 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 795 Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Hollywood US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Gaza Palestine23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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 lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: 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 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 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 lessPhilippines: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 lessMalawi: 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 lessLebanon: 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 lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: 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 lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: 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 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: 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: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 80 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 27 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guam: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 45 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 51 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Singapore: 23 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sierra Leone: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 602 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 23 in 100 of its 647 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Moldova: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 75 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lesotho: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jordan: 24 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 1,179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 429 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hungary: 26 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 48 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 82 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 30 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Fiji: 30 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 29 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 76 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bosnia: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Barbados: 29 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 33 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Australia: 22 in 100 of its 2,178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 44 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 429 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 429 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 429 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Maldives: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Israel 63 in 100 of its 1,179 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Guatemala 82 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 60 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 46 in 100 of its 429 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 62 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 51 in 100 of its 88 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,814 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice28% 4,498 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,008 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence10% 1,654 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 710 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 642 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 544 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 433 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 killed3,261 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees239 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations92 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

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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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