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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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 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 lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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 readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNiger: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 lessGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIowa, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 22 stories, carried by 12 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsHumberside, UK -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsGobardhan, India -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsDumfries, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 41 stories, carried by 49 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Humberside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 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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