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The news turned to protests in Tunis (Tunisia), illness in Havana and the avalanche in Switzerland. Tunisia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCayman Islands 88 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words 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

230 of its 277 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tunis accounted for 193 of Tunisia's 230 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. 157 of Tunis' 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (124 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Health

Cuba

176 of its 360 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Havana accounted for 159 of Cuba's 176 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

329 of its 833 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (67 stories). Avalanche was named in 169 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Chile

117 of its 289 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

France

712 of its 2,088 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 245 of Paris' 441 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (134 stories). Road crashes were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cayman Islands

141 of its 161 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Cayman accounted for 138 of the Cayman Islands' 141 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

181 of its 339 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

231 of its 318 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tripoli accounted for 146 of Libya's 231 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (201 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

854 of its 1,557 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

166 of its 523 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 74 of Bangkok's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (94 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Saudi Arabia (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Latvia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Cameroon (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Namibia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Honduras (81 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 10 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 44,507 stories about harm among 218,093 counted on 10 Jan.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Tunisia. In Tunisia, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 218,093 stories, below the usual 22. On 10 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras89 in 100 of its 687 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Cayman Islands88 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia83 in 100 of its 277 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire76 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar76 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US302 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1572 Paris France245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Tehran Iran231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Abbeville US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Jerusalem Israel182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 588

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 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: 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: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: too little coverage to readHong 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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 its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualEcopetrol, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsBald River Falls, US -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsOmoku, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 16 outletsNorth Yorkshire, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 46 outletsSussex Inlet, Australia -- health: 45 stories, carried by 35 outletsRankin County, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 27 outletsAdamawa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsSochi, Russia -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 43 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Trinidad & Tobago warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ecopetrol Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Bald River Falls US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Omoku Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● North Yorkshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Sussex Inlet Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,833 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents24% 10,591 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health20% 8,755 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 5,778 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,076 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,476 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,151 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 906 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 killed12,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,278 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Tunisia Stories reporting evacuations1,121 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland Stories reporting refugees593 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people displaced400 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions387 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill108 at about the usual rate

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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