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Most of the day's attention went to the earthquake in Greece, people killed in Taiwan and protests in Tbilisi (Georgia). Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGreece 45 in 100 of its 346 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

154 of its 346 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Santorini accounted for 93 of Greece's 154 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Earthquake was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with volcanic eruption, tsunami and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Santorini stories →
Health

Taiwan

70 of its 208 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tbilisi accounted for 16 of Georgia's 16 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 15 of Tbilisi's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

120 of its 189 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Manbij accounted for 65 of Syria's 120 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Manbij stories →
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Health

Uganda

51 of its 90 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kampala accounted for 39 of Uganda's 51 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

62 of its 74 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sweden

38 of its 142 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

44 of its 105 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

34 of its 47 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (79 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Uganda (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in India (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 15,104 stories about harm among 87,564 counted on 3 Feb.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 13 December 2024. the news turned to Greece for the second day running. Greece's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. of the day's 87,564 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda70 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 831 Los Angeles US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Chicago US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Delhi India21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAtlanta, US -- disasters & accidents: 51 stories, carried by 215 outletsKano, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalifornia, US -- disasters & accidents: 167 stories, carried by 285 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsMaayan, Israel -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 12 outletsKintbury, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 20 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

● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Atlanta US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 51 stories ● Kano Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 167 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Cape Town South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,354 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice23% 3,382 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,991 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,820 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 746 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 561 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 527 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 397 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 killed3,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,517 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured966 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions283 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations98 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about the usual rate

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 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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