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The news turned to protests in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), violence in Kabul and evacuations in North Korea. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMaldives 63 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 13
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

United Arab Emirates

197 of its 633 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 74 of Abu Dhabi's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). House fires were named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Abu Dhabi stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

705 of its 842 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 624 of Afghanistan's 705 stories about harm, carried by 458 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (270 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

North Korea

123 of its 340 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Poisoning was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

58 of its 195 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

55 of its 75 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Khartoum accounted for 40 of Sudan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 26 of Khartoum's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

286 of its 352 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (135 stories). Diphtheria was named in 117 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

Lima accounted for 177 of Peru's 214 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 114 of Lima's 177 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

53 of Cairo's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

399 of its 679 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (318 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

156 of its 335 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 45 of Warsaw's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Indonesia (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (117 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Saudi Arabia (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Argentina (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (135 of its stories, about 6 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 22 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 38,326 stories about harm among 186,305 counted on 22 Jan.

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The United Arab Emirates' news was 31% about people being harmed, against a usual 8%. of the day's 186,305 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. A year earlier, on 22 January 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 842 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen81 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Congo81 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Sudan73 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Syria70 in 100 of its 1,355 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel529 stories about protests or strikes, of its 836 Afrin Syria341 stories about protests or strikes, of its 689 Washington US309 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1267 Hollywood US231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 639 Davos Switzerland221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 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 lessPakistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 readMalta: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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 readArgentina: 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 readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualLandstuhl, Germany -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 45 outletsBeverly Hills, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 46 outletsNassarawa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- shelter & services: 17 stories, carried by 23 outletsMissouri, US -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 44 outletsPubnico, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsParis, France -- health: 284 stories, carried by 213 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 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 twice usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Landstuhl Germany about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Beverly Hills US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Nassarawa Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Great Barrier Reef Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 17 stories ● Missouri US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 42 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,192 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,332 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,213 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,163 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,312 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,415 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,112 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 590 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 killed10,953 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,423 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees837 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations503 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland

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 as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.