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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Santiago, protests in Dakar (Senegal) and volcanic eruption in el Salvador. Chile's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 75 in 100 of its 250 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Chile

187 of its 250 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Santiago accounted for 57 of Chile's 187 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (110 stories). Tsunami was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

61 of its 131 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Dakar accounted for 48 of Senegal's 61 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 45 of Dakar's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

85 of its 149 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. San Salvador accounted for 61 of el Salvador's 85 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories → San Salvador stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

305 of its 776 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Iraq

85 of its 119 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 35 of Iraq's 85 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 20 of Baghdad's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

116 of its 136 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 105 of Iran's 161 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Armenia

27 of its 68 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

120 of its 257 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

29 of its 62 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Kenya (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in US (175 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in India (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 17,799 stories about harm among 97,782 counted on 5 Feb.

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Chile's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 97,782 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Chile for the third day running. Mentions of gas explosion ran about three times their usual in Kenya's news. On 5 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria85 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Chile75 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan74 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Iraq71 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 432 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 431 Los Angeles US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Jerusalem Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Gaza Palestine54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Dakar Senegal45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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 lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualMinnesota, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 20 outletsTokyo, Japan -- rights & justice: 102 stories, carried by 330 outletsCarlow, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 26 outletsMuzaffarabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsOhio, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 23 stories, carried by 15 outletsManila, Philippines -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 13 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

● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Tokyo Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 102 stories ● Carlow Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Muzaffarabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,040 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,410 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,783 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence15% 2,607 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 814 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 700 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 615 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 525 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 killed4,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,941 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions432 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees334 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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
● 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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