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The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Munich, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and gas explosion in Taiwan. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGermany 36 in 100 of its 1,044 stories, usually 20
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Rights & justice

Germany

376 of its 1,044 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Munich accounted for 243 of Germany's 376 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (232 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Munich stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

113 of its 264 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 53 of Bangladesh's 113 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 31 of Dhaka's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Taiwan

84 of its 247 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Gas explosion was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Brazil

63 of its 267 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Macao

16 of its 41 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Gas explosion was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

32 of its 92 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Hypothermia was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

51 of its 108 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jammu accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 51 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

58 of its 101 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

73 of its 225 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Flooding was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Denmark

39 of its 112 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Egypt (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Chile (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Macao (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (57 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (12 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 13 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 18,046 stories about harm among 102,894 counted on 13 Feb.

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Taiwan's news mentioned gas explosion more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 102,894 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Germany, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 14 February 2024, 17 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 →

Israel60 in 100 of its 837 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda57 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 823 Munich Germany94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Dhaka Bangladesh31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMacao: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 501 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 223 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,387 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice24% 4,270 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,445 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,984 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 772 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 676 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 671 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 453 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 killed3,447 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,966 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,872 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions390 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced200 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations119 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little less than 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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