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The news turned to violence in Titao and people killed in Romania and Belize. Romania's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 35 in 100 of its 84 stories, usually 17
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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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

21 of its 23 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Titao accounted for 15 of Burkina Faso's 21 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Titao stories →
Health

Romania

32 of its 173 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

22 of its 62 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Belize over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

France

152 of its 696 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Austria

37 of its 130 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Vienna accounted for 34 of Austria's 37 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 73 of Ukraine's 105 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Peru

18 of its 67 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ghana

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

4 of Ifakara's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 77 of Russia's 132 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Italy (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Canada (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in UK (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in India (23 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 17 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 13,727 stories about harm among 80,225 counted on 17 Feb.

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Romania's news mentioned tuberculosis more than ten times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 80,225 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. A year earlier, on 17 February 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine45 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria44 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Israel40 in 100 of its 539 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine35 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Washington US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Tehran Iran58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Greenville US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sMontenegro: 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 readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 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 readVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: 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 a little more fearful than 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Romania few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 24 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 3,908 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health26% 3,453 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,650 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence11% 1,443 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 689 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 540 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 506 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 244 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 killed3,164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the UK

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
● 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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