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49,875 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tunis (Tunisia), a disaster in Kalolimnos and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 71 in 100 of its 1,565 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

349 of its 499 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tunis accounted for 292 of Tunisia's 349 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. 276 of Tunis' 292 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

1,115 of its 1,565 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kalolimnos accounted for 883 of Greece's 1,115 stories about harm, carried by 576 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,048 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Kalolimnos stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

772 of its 872 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Mogadishu accounted for 701 of Somalia's 772 stories about harm, carried by 765 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Displacement

Kuwait

90 of its 169 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Finland

181 of its 368 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 39 of Huuhtanen's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (117 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Moldova

92 of its 126 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Chisinau accounted for 89 of Moldova's 92 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 88 of Chisinau's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

103 of its 248 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Hypothermia was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

275 of its 293 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Bujumbura accounted for 254 of Burundi's 275 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. 181 of Bujumbura's 254 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

949 of its 1,782 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

8 of Addis Ababa's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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: hypothermia in Chile (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Mozambique (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Brazil (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Afghanistan (51 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 Jan. 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 49,875 stories about harm among 236,130 counted on 22 Jan.

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In Chile's news, mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 236,130 stories, as usual. Tunisia's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi94 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Yemen93 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia89 in 100 of its 872 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso87 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 93 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone84 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 70 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tunis Tunisia276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Washington US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3046 Peshawar Pakistan231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Davos Switzerland213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592 Bujumbura Burundi181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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 lessLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualGreenland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualLandstuhl, Germany -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 51 outletsKuwait City, Kuwait -- displacement: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsPennsylvania State Police, US -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 13 outletsJaipur, India -- rights & justice: 72 stories, carried by 46 outletsMalindi, Kenya -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsBrighton, UK -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsVermont, US -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 16 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 ● Kuwait warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Moldova warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Landstuhl Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 39 stories ● Kuwait City Kuwait about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 16 stories ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Pennsylvania State Police US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 28 stories ● Jaipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 72 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 13,685 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 11,415 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents22% 10,554 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health10% 4,919 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,521 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,370 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,355 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 killed14,950 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,664 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Switzerland Stories reporting people injured2,573 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting abductions901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations191 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Kuwait Stories reporting people falling ill137 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

● Angera little less than 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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