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17,506 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Prague, people injured in Italy and train derailment in Sri Lanka drew the news. the Czechia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 48 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 16
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Rights & justice

Czechia

40 of its 83 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Prague accounted for 21 of the Czechia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Health

Italy

156 of its 542 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 95 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

48 of its 141 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Israel

721 of its 1,016 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tel Aviv accounted for 188 of Israel's 721 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

Buenos Aires accounted for 37 of Argentina's 48 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Drownings were 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 →
Rights & justice

Panama

27 of its 101 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Finland

29 of its 119 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Sweden (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Türkiye (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (22 of its stories, about 4 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 20 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 17,506 stories about harm among 100,216 counted on 20 Feb.

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The Czechia's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 100,216 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 21 February 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,016 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda62 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 267 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 723 Jerusalem Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Hollywood US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247 Tel Aviv Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 New York US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSeychelles: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about three times as angry as 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 angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 721 stories about harm ● Czechia few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Egypt few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 296 stories about harm ● Argentina few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,121 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice26% 4,513 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,181 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence11% 1,906 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 713 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 657 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 610 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 414 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 killed3,712 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured711 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions687 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced173 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Armenia

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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