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47,759 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Santiago (Chile), illness in Adjame and people killed in Japan. Chile's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMauritius 77 in 100 of its 94 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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

Chile

666 of its 992 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Santiago accounted for 603 of Chile's 666 stories about harm, carried by 442 outlets. 442 of Santiago's 603 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Health

Côte d’Ivoire

52 of its 77 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Adjame accounted for 47 of Côte d’Ivoire's 52 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Meningitis was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Adjame stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

502 of its 2,401 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (325 stories). Oil spill was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Myanmar

131 of its 163 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Arakan accounted for 74 of Myanmar's 131 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 70 of Arakan's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

66 of its 124 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 39 of Khartoum's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

142 of its 433 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 14 of Mong Kok's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

141 of its 238 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half 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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Protests & strikes

Burundi

12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 5 of Kivu's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

949 of its 2,472 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Somalia (44 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Switzerland (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Russia (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Norway (16 of its stories, about 6 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 17 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 47,759 stories about harm among 220,852 counted on 17 Jan.

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In Côte d’Ivoire's news, mentions of meningitis ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 220,852 stories, below the usual 23. It was the third day running that the news turned to Chile. In Chile, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. On 17 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar80 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Mauritius77 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen74 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire68 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Chile67 in 100 of its 992 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US645 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3192 Santiago Chile442 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Jerusalem Israel214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Bangkok Thailand90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Manhattan US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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 readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 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 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 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 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 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: 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 usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAwamiya, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsVermont, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 48 outletsPyeongchang, South Korea -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMississippi, US -- rights & justice: 92 stories, carried by 98 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 45 outletsFriarstown, Ireland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 45 outletsLipjan, -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 42 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 11 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Awamiya Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Pyeongchang South Korea about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Mississippi US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 92 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 61 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 15,541 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 9,607 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents19% 8,860 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence14% 6,683 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,215 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,641 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,505 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 918 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 killed12,029 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting arrests6,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,320 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,544 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees1,363 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced669 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting abductions502 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill105 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
● Griefabout two-thirds of usual
● Feara little more than 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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