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17,680 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Kathmandu (Nepal), violence in Vienna and illness in Rome. Egypt'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 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostItaly 28 in 100 of its 630 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 19 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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Protests & strikes

Nepal

34 of its 64 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 5 of Kathmandu's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Austria

42 of its 111 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Vienna accounted for 28 of Austria's 42 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Health

Italy

179 of its 630 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Rome accounted for 106 of Italy's 179 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Respiratory illness was named in 120 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Rome stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

53 of its 201 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

71 of its 96 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Khartoum accounted for 22 of Sudan's 71 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

101 of its 377 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 24 of Brasilia's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

21 of its 77 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

30 of its 107 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Uganda

46 of its 94 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kampala accounted for 25 of Uganda's 46 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 116 of Palestine's 160 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Polio was named in 15 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.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Vatican City (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Canada (87 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Palestine (15 of its stories, more than ten 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 19 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 17,680 stories about harm among 97,782 counted on 19 Feb.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 97,782 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 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 →

Sudan74 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 699 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda63 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 770 Hollywood US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Kyiv Ukraine31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 New York US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Manhattan US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103

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: 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 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readGuam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualColorado, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsKansas, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsMunich, Germany -- rights & justice: 61 stories, carried by 49 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 35 outletsCairo, Egypt -- shelter & services: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsBerlin, Germany -- health: 32 stories, carried by 32 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 19 stories, carried by 15 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

● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Kansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Munich Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 61 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,101 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice26% 4,465 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,490 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,795 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 722 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 661 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 593 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 461 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 killed3,536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured832 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions379 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees239 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about the usual rate

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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