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The news turned to protests in Yangon (Myanmar), violence in Peshawar and rights and justice in Bucharest. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 83 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 57
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

62 of its 75 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Yangon accounted for 24 of Myanmar's 62 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 20 of Yangon's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

348 of its 776 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Peshawar accounted for 163 of Pakistan's 348 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Peshawar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Avalanche was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with snowstorms and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

26 of its 41 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

3 of Brasilia's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 66 of Iran's 116 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 40 of Tehran's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Volcanic eruption was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Namibia

8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 3 of Windhoek's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

15 of its 32 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 4 of Havana's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Brazil (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hypothermia in US (54 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 15,927 stories about harm among 84,130 counted on 1 Feb.

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Mentions of the avalanche ran about 7 times their usual in Kashmir's news. of the day's 84,130 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 1 February 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Myanmar's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%. Over January, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 in January 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar83 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Somalia79 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo63 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti54 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Jerusalem Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Peshawar Pakistan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 348 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 225 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 5,317 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,955 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,114 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,578 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood8% 1,178 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 683 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 582 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 250 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 killed3,257 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured781 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations49 at about half the usual rate · most about New Zealand and India Stories reporting people falling ill11 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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