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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.
Protests & strikes
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.
Rights & justice
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.
Conflict & violence
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.
Health
23 of its 53 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes
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.
Conflict & violence
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.
Disasters & accidents
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).
Protests & strikes
28 of Brussels' 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories).
Disasters & accidents
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.
Protests & strikes
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).
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).
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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.
17 in every 100 of the day's 116,186 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19). Peru: 33 of its 79 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Hong Kong: 54 of its 177 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Djibouti: the Red Sea accounted for 55 of Djibouti's 55 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Ethiopia: 23 of its 53 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Mentions of the drought ran about 9 times their usual in Spain's news. Mentions of Covid ran about 5 times their usual in Peru's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual. It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 28 September 2023. A year earlier, on 1 February 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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.
Zambia: too little coverage to read Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: about as warm as its own usual or less U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: too little coverage to read Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less South Sudan: too little coverage to read Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: too little coverage to read Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: too little coverage to read Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: about as warm as its own usual or less Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or less St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: too little coverage to read Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: too little coverage to read Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: too little coverage to read Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or less Montenegro: about as warm as its own usual or less Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: about as warm as its own usual or less Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: about as warm as its own usual or less Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: about as warm as its own usual or less Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: about as warm as its own usual or less Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: too little coverage to read Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: too little coverage to read Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: about as warm as its own usual or less Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: too little coverage to read Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or less Angola: too little coverage to read Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: too little coverage to read Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: about as warm as its own usual or less Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Zimbabwe: warmth about its own usual Yemen: warmth about its own usual Thailand: warmth about its own usual Morocco: warmth about its own usual Japan: warmth about its own usual Germany: warmth about its own usual Myanmar: warmth about its own usual Afghanistan: warmth about its own usual Dayton, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 17 outlets Columbus, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 16 stories, carried by 38 outlets Montreal, Canada -- health: 27 stories, carried by 32 outlets Ibadan, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 16 outlets Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 19 stories, carried by 13 outlets Amsterdam, Netherlands -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 21 outlets Calgary, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 80 outlets Canberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 18 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
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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