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39,250 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Islamabad and deaths in Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKyrgyzstan 89 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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

Iran

2,961 of its 3,793 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tehran accounted for 1,832 of Iran's 2,961 stories about harm, carried by 1,250 outlets. 1,732 of Tehran's 1,832 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (672 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,647 of its 2,487 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Islamabad accounted for 1,199 of Pakistan's 1,647 stories about harm, carried by 794 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kyrgyzstan

57 of its 64 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Bishkek accounted for 55 of Kyrgyzstan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories → Bishkek stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Macedonia

63 of its 75 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Skopje accounted for 56 of North Macedonia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Earthquake was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Brazil

262 of its 569 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 67 of Rio Grande do Norte's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (232 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

146 of its 222 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lima accounted for 134 of Peru's 146 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

258 of its 314 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Punta Islita accounted for 172 of Costa Rica's 258 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

27 of its 46 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 26 of Minsk's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

49 of its 75 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

South Africa

347 of its 842 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (177 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Uganda (47 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Burkina Faso (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Liberia (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Spain (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 39,250 stories about harm among 157,281 counted on 2 Jan.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Iran. North Macedonia's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 157,281 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. On 2 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kyrgyzstan89 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 14 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given South Sudan87 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia84 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo83 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Costa Rica82 in 100 of its 314 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran1732 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1832 Islamabad Pakistan357 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1199 Washington US351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1602 Mashhad Iran309 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Jerusalem Israel218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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 lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: 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 lessGermany: 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 lessFrance: 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKinshasa, DR Congo -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBow River, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 23 outletsNevada, US -- shelter & services: 38 stories, carried by 36 outletsLahore, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 153 stories, carried by 240 outletsKingsview, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsWaterville, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 29 outletsMarion Bay, Australia -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 34 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kinshasa DR Congo about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Bow River Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Nevada US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 38 stories ● Lahore Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 153 stories ● Kingsview US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 9,809 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 9,130 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence19% 7,458 stories · about as usual Health18% 6,929 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,836 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,290 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 651 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 565 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 killed15,568 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests5,792 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people injured4,509 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people affected3,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees288 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people displaced280 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations199 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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