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43,975 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Salmani, storms in Puerto Rico and people affected in Panama drew the news. Libya's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLibya 93 in 100 of its 643 stories, usually 56
RegionSouth Asia 31 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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Conflict & violence

Libya

598 of its 643 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Salmani accounted for 290 of Libya's 598 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (539 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Salmani stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

156 of its 276 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Panama

31 of its 118 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Panama over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Denmark

40 of its 131 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

962 of its 1,147 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Kabul accounted for 478 of Afghanistan's 962 stories about harm, carried by 429 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Albania

31 of its 55 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Flu was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

337 of its 614 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

817 of its 1,798 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (221 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 495 of Israel's 687 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. 375 of Jerusalem's 495 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Afrin accounted for 588 of Syria's 879 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Albania (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Chile (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in South Africa (92 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Somalia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Palestine (91 of its stories, about 4 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 24 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 43,975 stories about harm among 217,556 counted on 24 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 22 December 2017. Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. of the day's 217,556 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Libya stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 56%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya93 in 100 of its 643 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 1,147 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo82 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Yemen78 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar75 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel375 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1822 Ramallah Palestine156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413 Paris France152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 498 Kabul Afghanistan125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSão 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 lessRomania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 lessNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: 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: 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 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: 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 readLatvia: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsManipur, India -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsElk City, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 81 outletsZhonghua, China -- health: 35 stories, carried by 103 outletsHavana, Cuba -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 23 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 23 stories, carried by 35 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zambia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kidal Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Manipur India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories ● Elk City US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● Zhonghua China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories ● Havana Cuba about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 35 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 13,302 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 9,036 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence18% 7,674 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,510 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,443 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,497 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,350 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,015 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 killed12,843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,493 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees961 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced359 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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