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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Islamabad, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and abductions in the UK. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 54 in 100 of its 712 stories, usually 34
RegionSouth Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

388 of its 712 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Islamabad accounted for 264 of Pakistan's 388 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (211 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

109 of its 284 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Dhaka accounted for 61 of Bangladesh's 109 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 37 of Dhaka's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Poisoning was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

26 of its 68 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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

Russia

Moscow accounted for 137 of Russia's 196 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Samoa

12 of its 21 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 4 of Apia's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 35 of Palestine's 62 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 185 of Iran's 248 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. 102 of Tehran's 185 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 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 (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (27 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Spain (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (19 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (10 of its stories, about 7 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 6 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 14,323 stories about harm among 83,485 counted on 6 Feb.

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17 in every 100 of the day's 83,485 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. A year earlier, on 6 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 →

Sudan67 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan54 in 100 of its 712 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 675 Tehran Iran102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Dhaka Bangladesh37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Minneapolis US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Manhattan US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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 readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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 readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 388 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 327 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,065 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health25% 3,460 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,690 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence13% 1,798 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 644 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 574 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 462 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 282 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 killed3,097 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting evacuations105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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