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The news turned to protests in Amazonas (Brazil), violence in Istanbul and arrests in Morocco. Morocco's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 66 in 100 of its 1,121 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Protests & strikes

Brazil

735 of its 1,121 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Amazonas accounted for 449 of Brazil's 735 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. 441 of Amazonas' 449 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (448 stories). Natural hazards were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Amazonas stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

2,354 of its 3,018 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Istanbul accounted for 2,077 of Türkiye's 2,354 stories about harm, carried by 1,343 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (1,250 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Rights & justice

Morocco

116 of its 196 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

315 of its 528 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (168 stories). Storms were named in 196 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires and drought.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

97 of its 213 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 63 of Addis Ababa's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Eswatini

17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

69 of its 96 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

829 of its 1,013 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Baghdad accounted for 412 of Iraq's 829 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Latvia

17 of its 48 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

198 of its 998 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 26 of Madrid's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Ireland (352 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (72 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Argentina (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Latvia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Albania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 45,940 stories about harm among 229,039 counted on 3 Jan.

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Brazil's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. In Chile's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 4 January 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. 20 in every 100 of the day's 229,039 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq82 in 100 of its 1,013 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye78 in 100 of its 3,018 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Istanbul Türkiye517 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2077 Amazonas Brazil441 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Washington US289 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1187 Damascus Syria202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Manaus Brazil164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

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 lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessJapan: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFrance: 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 readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUruguay: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualEswatini: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBaramulla, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 33 outletsAkron, US -- health: 58 stories, carried by 58 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- food & livelihood: 54 stories, carried by 55 outletsWyoming, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 70 stories, carried by 55 outletsNenagh, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 25 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 79 stories, carried by 71 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 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

● Finland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Baramulla Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Akron US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 58 stories ● Helsinki Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 54 stories ● Wyoming US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 17 stories ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 70 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,524 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,650 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health20% 8,907 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 8,395 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,797 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,397 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,034 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,012 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 killed16,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions745 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Brazil and the US Stories reporting evacuations532 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Chile and Singapore Stories reporting people displaced480 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill166 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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