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The day's news pointed at wildfires in Chile, arrests in Ukraine and violence in Juba. Chile's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 60 in 100 of its 94 stories, usually 16
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

56 of its 94 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Santa Juana accounted for 24 of Chile's 56 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Wildfires were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santa Juana stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

159 of its 405 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Palestine

39 of its 49 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Jenin accounted for 15 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 57 of Israel's 80 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 31 of Iran's 55 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 21 of Tehran's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

29 of its 41 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Health

Malaysia

43 of its 136 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Canada (42 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); extreme cold in US (165 of its stories, about 9 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 4 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 8,290 stories about harm among 40,954 counted on 4 Feb.

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Chile's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 40,954 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Chile's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 4 February 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan83 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 54 · mostly displacement Chile60 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Israel44 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Iran42 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Memphis US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Jerusalem Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Colombo Sri Lanka22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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 readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Chile about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● South Sudan a little warmer than the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,575 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 2,161 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,349 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 924 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 363 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 315 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 279 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 182 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 killed1,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured351 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced101 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Sudan Stories reporting refugees83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations50 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 harsher than 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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