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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Machu Picchu (Peru), arrests in Hong Kong and violence in the Red Sea. Djibouti's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 42 in 100 of its 79 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Peru

33 of its 79 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Machu Picchu accounted for 19 of Peru's 33 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 16 of Machu Picchu's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Machu Picchu stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

54 of its 177 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

The Red Sea accounted for 55 of Djibouti's 55 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Jordan

61 of its 180 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 4 of Amman's 5 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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 121 of Iran's 208 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

12 of its 34 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

28 of Brussels' 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Hurricane was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and flooding.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

13 of Gebze's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Spain (27 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Japan (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Norway (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Ghana (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 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 20,172 stories about harm among 116,186 counted on 1 Feb.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 28 September 2023. 17 in every 100 of the day's 116,186 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Spain's news, mentions of the drought ran about 9 times their usual. Peru stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. On 1 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. Over January, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in January 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,327 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 529 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen63 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iran62 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 744 London UK98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 416 Paris France63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Jerusalem Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Gaza Palestine54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR 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'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'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAmerican Samoa: 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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 940 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 347 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,986 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice25% 5,006 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence15% 3,056 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,599 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Food & livelihood5% 1,005 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 916 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 747 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 466 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 killed4,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions549 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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