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Illness in Moscow, violence in Gaza and protests in Tehran (Iran) drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 46 in 100 of its 373 stories, usually 25
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Health

Russia

173 of its 373 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 112 of Russia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Poisoning was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

76 of its 136 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Gaza accounted for 51 of Palestine's 76 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 64 of Iran's 109 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 44 of Tehran's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

224 of its 427 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 69 of Israel's 224 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Titao accounted for 9 of Burkina Faso's 10 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

South Korea

24 of its 106 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

7 of Fasher's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

US

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Tornadoes were named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in UK (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (66 of its stories, about 8 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 15 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 7,005 stories about harm among 41,123 counted on 15 Feb.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. of the day's 41,123 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Russia stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. On 15 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Madagascar, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine56 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel52 in 100 of its 427 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Russia46 in 100 of its 373 stories · usually 25 · mostly health Syria43 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba38 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Tehran Iran44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Islamabad Pakistan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Minnesota US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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'sCzech Republic: 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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: 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 readUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 10 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Ukraine a little warmer than the world's · 60 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 1,793 stories · about as usual Health24% 1,673 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,352 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 986 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 379 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 344 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 191 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 163 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 killed1,659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees55 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations46 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Russia

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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