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41,758 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tunis (Tunisia), a disaster in Antananarivo and rights and justice in Hanoi drew the news. Madagascar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGreenland 98 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 30
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

33 of its 45 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 20 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Food poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Madagascar

79 of its 90 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Antananarivo accounted for 45 of Madagascar's 79 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Antananarivo stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

244 of its 562 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 160 of Vietnam's 244 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

52 of its 103 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Casamance accounted for 48 of Senegal's 52 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Casamance stories →
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Protests & strikes

Syria

570 of its 705 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Idlib accounted for 400 of Syria's 570 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. 240 of Idlib's 400 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (228 stories). Its coverage was about three times 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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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

644 of its 919 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (440 stories). Earthquake was named in 550 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

324 of its 393 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 221 of Libya's 324 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (262 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

96 of its 158 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 34 of Khartoum's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

238 of its 974 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (136 stories). Drownings were named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Greenland

62 of its 63 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Respiratory illness was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in El Salvador (550 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Greenland (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Italy (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 41,758 stories about harm among 192,085 counted on 8 Jan.

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In el Salvador's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 192,085 stories, as usual. Tunisia's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. On 8 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 22 today.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Greenland98 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Madagascar88 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya82 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria81 in 100 of its 705 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan79 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hollywood US1236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2170 Washington US339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1288 Tehran Iran314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Idlib Syria240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Beijing China214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 639

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: 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 readLebanon: 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 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: 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 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreenland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualPalestine: 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 usualStaffordshire, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 28 stories, carried by 102 outletsRuseifa, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 79 stories, carried by 116 outletsOmoku, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 18 outletsPiedmont, US -- health: 107 stories, carried by 22 outletsMissouri, US -- rights & justice: 91 stories, carried by 84 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 13 outletsDundalk, Ireland -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 13 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

● El Salvador warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greenland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Staffordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 28 stories ● Ruseifa Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 79 stories ● Omoku Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Piedmont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 107 stories ● Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 91 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,215 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents24% 9,941 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health20% 8,008 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,545 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,972 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,235 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,059 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,011 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 killed11,529 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,878 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions752 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations377 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the United Arab Emirates

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

● Angera little less than 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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