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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.

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Zambia: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vietnam: 26 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 63 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 29 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Trinidad & Tobago: 29 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 38 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 58 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 32 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Suriname: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 820 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 79 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 54 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Romania: 35 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 657 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 37 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 776 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 38 in 100 of its 359 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Namibia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 25 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 34 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Madagascar: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lesotho: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 31 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 585 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 36 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 50 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 54 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 63 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 36 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 83 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Macao: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Myanmar 83 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Somalia 79 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 63 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 50 in 100 of its 234 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 45 in 100 of its 776 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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