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The day's news pointed at violence in Jalisco, landslides in Brazil and people killed in Thailand. Mexico's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 42 in 100 of its 1,052 stories, usually 24
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

440 of its 1,052 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Jalisco accounted for 212 of Mexico's 440 stories about harm, carried by 374 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Jalisco stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

57 of its 197 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Thailand

55 of its 183 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with bird flu and flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Jordan

21 of its 91 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 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.

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

Afghanistan

64 of its 96 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 27 of Afghanistan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

237 of its 630 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 142 of Russia's 237 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

396 of its 942 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kyiv accounted for 252 of Ukraine's 396 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

73 of Tehran's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Senegal

10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

33 of its 151 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Cyprus (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in US (114 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in UK (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 15,889 stories about harm among 85,698 counted on 24 Feb.

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Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 85,698 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Mexico for the second day running. Mexico's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. On 24 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine47 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon46 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 546 Delhi India125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Tehran Iran73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Chicago US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110

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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMauritania: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'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 readGuyana: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: 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'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'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 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 396 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 237 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 440 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 4,153 stories · about as usual Health26% 3,984 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,855 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence14% 2,209 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 746 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 714 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 459 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 454 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 killed4,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,965 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced216 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations140 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees132 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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 about as 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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