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The news turned to wildfires in Chile, illness in Windhoek and violence in Baghdad. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 85 in 100 of its 188 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much 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

160 of its 188 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Villa Alemana accounted for 51 of Chile's 160 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Wildfires were named in 121 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought, heatwave and earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Villa Alemana stories →
Health

Namibia

112 of its 234 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Windhoek accounted for 72 of Namibia's 112 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Illness was named in 104 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Namibia over 30 days → its stories → Windhoek stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

121 of its 148 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Baghdad accounted for 55 of Iraq's 121 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

341 of its 1,110 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories). Power cuts were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

182 of its 361 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

58 of its 129 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with helicopter crash.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 84 of Yemen's 124 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

47 of its 121 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

225 of its 627 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Türkiye (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in India (110 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 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 9,973 stories about harm among 51,883 counted on 4 Feb.

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Chile stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 51,883 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Chile. On 4 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Iraq, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Chile85 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq82 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Baghdad Iraq27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Moscow Russia26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Tel Aviv Israel25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readJapan: warmth about its own usualYorro, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsManila, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 29 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsSan Salvador, el Salvador -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 115 outletsEmure, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 19 outletsNewport, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

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.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Yorro Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Idaho US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Manila Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,600 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,281 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 1,855 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,682 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 444 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 332 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 319 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 245 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 killed2,852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,239 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Chile and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Namibia

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 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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