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The day's news pointed at people displaced in Libya, gas explosion in Türkiye and protests in Tunis (Tunisia). Tunisia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMaldives 88 in 100 of its 761 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

576 of its 669 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

466 of its 753 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (186 stories). Gas explosion was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

108 of its 128 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Tunis accounted for 91 of Tunisia's 108 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 77 of Tunis' 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

149 of its 278 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kigali accounted for 115 of Rwanda's 149 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

149 of its 313 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories). Avalanche was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Maldives

668 of its 761 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

214 of its 251 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Hungary

74 of its 191 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Flu was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

397 of its 862 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 206 of Nairobi's 266 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

France

804 of its 2,087 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Plane crash was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in South Africa (250 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (241 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in U.S. Virgin Islands (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 44,000 stories about harm among 218,883 counted on 2 Feb.

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South Africa's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 2 February 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Libya, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 67% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 218,883 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Maldives88 in 100 of its 761 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Libya86 in 100 of its 669 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan85 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia84 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 692 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 548 Nairobi Kenya206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1383 Tehran Iran198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Manila Philippines128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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 lessGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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 readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 lessChile: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMaldives: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSremska Mitrovica, -- rights & justice: 59 stories, carried by 74 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 56 stories, carried by 78 outletsSpringfield, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsSpringfield, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 29 outletsSohbatpur, Pakistan -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsFree State, South Africa -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsLoughton, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 44 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

● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Maldives warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kuwait warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sremska Mitrovica about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 59 stories ● Cambridge UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 56 stories ● Springfield US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Springfield US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Sohbatpur Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,702 stories · about as usual Health23% 9,862 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 7,260 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,796 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,760 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,361 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,322 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 971 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 killed12,008 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced348 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations327 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Africa and the US Stories reporting abductions266 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill91 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.