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The day's news pointed at protests in Baghdad (Iraq), wildfires in Chile and violence in Gaza. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.
Protests & strikes
296 of its 348 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Baghdad accounted for 132 of Iraq's 296 stories about harm, carried by 570 outlets. 79 of Baghdad's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Disasters & accidents
61 of its 92 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and heatwave. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Conflict & violence
213 of its 288 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Gaza accounted for 177 of Palestine's 213 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Rights & justice
114 of its 528 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
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Disasters & accidents
74 of its 202 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nairobi accounted for 51 of Kenya's 74 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Gas explosion was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Rights & justice
68 of its 213 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Conflict & violence
22 of its 25 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
Conflict & violence
74 of its 107 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Rights & justice
22 of its 98 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
Disasters & accidents
35 of its 93 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
illness in Japan (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Sudan (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); gas explosion in Kenya (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
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In Chile's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 62,245 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iraq. In Iraq, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 56% is usual. On 3 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.
19 in every 100 of the day's 62,245 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19). Iraq: 296 of its 348 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Chile: 61 of its 92 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Palestine: 213 of its 288 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. France: 114 of its 528 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Chile's news. Mentions of the hunger ran about 8 times their usual in Sudan's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iraq. A year earlier, on 3 February 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Turkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to read Tonga: too little coverage to read Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: too little coverage to read Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: too little coverage to read Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: about as warm as its own usual or less Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: 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 Morocco: too little coverage to read Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: too little coverage to read Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: too little coverage to read Mauritania: about as warm as its own usual or less Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: too little coverage to read 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 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: too little coverage to read 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 Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: too little coverage to read Gambia: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: too little coverage to read Bulgaria: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less 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): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read British Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read Maldives: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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 South Africa: warmth about its own usual Nepal: warmth about its own usual Japan: warmth about its own usual Indonesia: warmth about its own usual Manila, Philippines -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 11 outlets Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outlets Pakachoag Hill, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Visakhapatnam, India -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 16 outlets Kwara, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets New Jersey, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 54 outlets Ottawa, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 16 outlets Bristol, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 32 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 harsher than usual .
Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angera little more than 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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