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41,179 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at train derailment in Italy, violence in Bamako and rights and justice in Yangon. Mali's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostItaly 47 in 100 of its 1,499 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Disasters & accidents

Italy

700 of its 1,499 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Milan accounted for 558 of Italy's 700 stories about harm, carried by 564 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (516 stories). Train derailment was named in 534 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles. 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.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Milan stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

92 of its 123 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Bamako accounted for 49 of Mali's 92 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

35 of its 62 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Paraguay

15 of its 23 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Guyana

34 of its 82 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Road crashes were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

169 of its 266 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Cholera was named in 132 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

138 of its 197 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

North Korea

123 of its 624 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (132 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Guyana (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Gambia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Paraguay (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in South Africa (86 of its stories, about three 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 25 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 41,179 stories about harm among 211,090 counted on 25 Jan.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 15 December 2017. In Italy's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Italy stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 211,090 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar80 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 601 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Mali75 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 771 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 Delhi India197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Washington US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1575 Shanghai China143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Ramallah Palestine135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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 lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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 readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan 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 usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualDinka, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 38 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 20 outletsVendin-le-Vieil, France -- rights & justice: 61 stories, carried by 72 outletsKutupalong, Bangladesh -- displacement: 90 stories, carried by 102 outletsJalalabad, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 101 stories, carried by 96 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 64 stories, carried by 56 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 10 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 15 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

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dinka South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Vendin-le-Vieil France about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 61 stories ● Kutupalong Bangladesh about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 90 stories ● Jalalabad Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 101 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,582 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 8,622 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence16% 6,606 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,591 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,457 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,474 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 983 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 950 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 killed11,769 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting arrests5,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,726 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,100 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Palestine Stories reporting abductions394 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced292 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations277 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about half the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US

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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