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15,176 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tripoli, a disaster in Chios and protests in Tehran (Iran). Libya's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLibya 59 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 21
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Libya

102 of its 173 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Tripoli accounted for 78 of Libya's 102 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

123 of its 348 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Chios accounted for 72 of Greece's 123 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Chios stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 149 of Iran's 219 stories about harm, carried by 404 outlets. 104 of Tehran's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

115 of its 187 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 88 of Palestine's 115 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

73 of its 152 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

62 of its 85 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Snowstorms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Morocco

25 of its 86 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

303 of its 536 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Spain (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in South Korea (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Japan (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Sudan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 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 15,176 stories about harm among 88,196 counted on 4 Feb.

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In Libya, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 88,196 stories, below the usual 18. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. A year earlier, on 4 February 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Libya59 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 536 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir48 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 579 Tehran Iran104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Minnesota US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Minneapolis US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Hollywood US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 4,022 stories · about as usual Health27% 4,014 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,913 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence12% 1,783 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 666 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 597 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 453 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 365 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 killed3,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured624 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions160 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations104 at about the usual rate 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 about as 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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