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The news turned to building collapse in Russia, evacuations in Germany and rights and justice in Tokyo. Germany's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 62 in 100 of its 1,632 stories, usually 15
RegionEurope 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

1,009 of its 1,632 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Moscow accounted for 861 of Russia's 1,009 stories about harm, carried by 832 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (543 stories). Building collapse was named in 239 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hypothermia, house fires and gas explosion.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

402 of its 833 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Japan

504 of its 1,001 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tokyo accounted for 466 of Japan's 504 stories about harm, carried by 492 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (448 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

97 of its 179 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lima accounted for 93 of Peru's 97 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 92 of Lima's 93 stories were about protests or strikes.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

301 of its 377 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Heavy rain was named in 135 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

76 of its 183 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 27 of Hanoi's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

1,301 of its 4,531 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (295 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

95 of its 113 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Khartoum accounted for 51 of Sudan's 95 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 50 of Khartoum's 51 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

208 of its 474 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

406 of its 1,190 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Indonesia (135 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (55 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in France (16 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 1 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 19,544 stories about harm among 99,213 counted on 1 Jan.

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Russia stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 99,213 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. On 1 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 20 today. Over December, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in December 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia80 in 100 of its 377 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen65 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq62 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Russia62 in 100 of its 1,632 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 861 Paris France92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Lima Peru92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Beijing China77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Tokyo Japan75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSweden: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 36 outletsLoralai, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsJupiter Inlet, US -- disasters & accidents: 54 stories, carried by 55 outletsSao Paulo, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 62 stories, carried by 152 outletsPubnico, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 39 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsCharleston, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 187 stories, carried by 155 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

● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● China warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Quetta Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Loralai Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Jupiter Inlet US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 54 stories ● Sao Paulo Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 62 stories ● Pubnico Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 5,085 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents22% 4,309 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence20% 3,843 stories · about as usual Health18% 3,479 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,404 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 486 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 333 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 313 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 killed7,045 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people injured2,948 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and Japan Stories reporting arrests2,451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,341 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions313 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people displaced239 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting refugees203 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting evacuations138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill43 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 about as 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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