The day's news pointed at violence in Orebro, the tsunami in Greece and the covid in Argentina. Sweden's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.
203 of its 369 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Orebro accounted for 119 of Sweden's 203 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 298 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Tsunami was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
76 of its 160 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 43 of Kashmir's 76 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami.
Also named far more than usual:
hiv in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in US (51 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
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 17,991 stories about harm among 100,978 counted on 5 Feb.
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Mentions of Covid ran more than ten times their usual in Argentina's news. In Sweden, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. the news turned to Sweden for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 100,978 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.
18 in every 100 of the day's 100,978 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 20).
Sweden: 203 of its 369 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
Greece: 108 of its 298 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
Argentina: 54 of its 112 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
El Salvador: 35 of its 62 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%.
Mentions of Covid ran more than ten times their usual in Argentina's news.
Mentions of the tsunami ran about three times their usual in Greece's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Sweden.
A year earlier, on 6 February 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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