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19,547 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to tropical storm in Thailand, illness in Enkoping and violence in Arakan. Myanmar's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostThailand 64 in 100 of its 399 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

256 of its 399 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Nakhon Si Thammarat accounted for 142 of Thailand's 256 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (64 stories). Tropical storm was named in 231 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding and storm surge.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Nakhon Si Thammarat stories →
Health

Sweden

112 of its 162 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Enkoping accounted for 96 of Sweden's 112 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Ebola was named in 95 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.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Enkoping stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

33 of its 38 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Arakan accounted for 29 of Myanmar's 33 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Arakan stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

65 of its 75 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Khartoum accounted for 48 of Sudan's 65 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 44 of Khartoum's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Fiji

40 of its 74 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Cyclone was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

62 of its 187 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Storms were named in 54 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.

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Rights & justice

Egypt

191 of its 364 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Cairo accounted for 143 of Egypt's 191 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (114 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

138 of its 169 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 73 of Yemen's 138 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

198 of its 620 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Hypothermia was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

152 of its 230 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Austria (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Greece (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Congo (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 19,547 stories about harm among 102,773 counted on 5 Jan.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Thailand. of the day's 102,773 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Thailand stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. On 5 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan87 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Yemen82 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia80 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Sweden69 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Texas City US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 960 Moscow Russia75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Sabarimala India70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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 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: 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 readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGrand Rapids, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsKoszalin, Poland -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 26 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsHebei, China -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 78 stories, carried by 61 outletsCeara, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 24 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

● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Grand Rapids US about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Koszalin Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 26 stories ● Istanbul Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 5,254 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 3,996 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,493 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,024 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,413 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 850 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 517 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 383 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 killed6,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees220 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill8 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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 harsher 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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