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The news turned to deaths in Tallinn, helicopter crash in Cameroon and protests in Bucharest (Romania). Cameroon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMauritius 73 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 12
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Estonia

85 of its 137 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Tallinn accounted for 63 of Estonia's 85 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Estonia over 30 days → its stories → Tallinn stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

141 of its 211 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (125 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

172 of its 323 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bucharest accounted for 157 of Romania's 172 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 134 of Bucharest's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories).

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

181 of its 571 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kazakhstan

398 of its 843 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Astana accounted for 388 of Kazakhstan's 398 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

175 of its 386 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 71 of Warsaw's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

French Polynesia

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

409 of its 740 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Cairo accounted for 306 of Egypt's 409 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

659 of its 1,500 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (460 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

299 of its 651 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Volcanic eruption was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Iran (113 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in Netherlands (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (68 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in French Polynesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Myanmar (15 of its stories, more than ten 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 23 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 50,311 stories about harm among 240,196 counted on 23 Jan.

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Estonia stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 11%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 240,196 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iran's news, mentions of building collapse ran about 6 times their usual. On 24 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 353 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Mauritius73 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 12 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela72 in 100 of its 421 stories · usually 45 · mostly food & livelihood Iraq68 in 100 of its 660 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon67 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3075 Chennai India326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Tijuana Mexico179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Silver Bow Creek US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Nebraska US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times 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 usualFiji: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualTotnes, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsWang Wei, China -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 27 outletsLong Beach, US -- conflict & violence: 153 stories, carried by 73 outletsUtah, US -- rights & justice: 119 stories, carried by 162 outletsMultan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsHigh Wycombe, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsManila, Philippines -- rights & justice: 85 stories, carried by 104 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

● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kyrgyzstan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Totnes UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Wang Wei China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Long Beach US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 153 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 119 stories ● Multan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 14,055 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 10,959 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 8,622 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 8,596 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,972 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,848 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,106 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,047 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 killed15,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,526 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,932 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees805 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations438 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions388 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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