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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.

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 lessSouth Africa: 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 lessRomania: 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: no storiesPanama: 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 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 lessIraq: 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: no storiesGuinea: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 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 storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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 lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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 storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 34 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Eswatini: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 83 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 69 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 611 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 32 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jordan: 31 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 80 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 46 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chile: 60 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 58 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 80 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 80 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 80 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● South Sudan 83 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly displacement ● Chile 60 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 58 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 44 in 100 of its 181 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 39 in 100 of its 405 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 42 in 100 of its 132 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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