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34,735 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Harare (Zimbabwe), heavy rain in the Maldives and violence in Damascus drew the news. the Maldives' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 62 in 100 of its 1,387 stories, usually 40
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

601 of its 990 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Harare accounted for 377 of Zimbabwe's 601 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. 278 of Harare's 377 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (120 stories). HIV was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Disasters & accidents

Maldives

13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Maldives over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

408 of its 570 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Damascus accounted for 170 of Syria's 408 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Venezuela

854 of its 1,387 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 722 of Venezuela's 854 stories about harm, carried by 697 outlets. 700 of Caracas' 722 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (134 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iran

206 of its 539 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 93 of Tehran's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

658 of its 1,550 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 204 of Jerusalem's 368 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (284 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

176 of its 709 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 99 of Seoul's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

101 of its 185 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Avalanche was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Heavy rain was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Indonesia (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Romania (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Mozambique (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 34,735 stories about harm among 193,607 counted on 23 Jan.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 193,607 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. A year earlier, on 23 January 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Zimbabwe's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique73 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 570 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela62 in 100 of its 1,387 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Zimbabwe61 in 100 of its 990 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela700 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Washington US493 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1359 Harare Zimbabwe278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Jerusalem Israel204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Paris France164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 585

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: 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 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 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: 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 lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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 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: 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 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualSicily, Italy -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 24 outletsIdlib, Syria -- conflict & violence: 93 stories, carried by 87 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsRichmond, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 34 stories, carried by 29 outletsRouen, France -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsVirginia, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 47 stories, carried by 68 outletsClitheroe, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sicily Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Idlib Syria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 93 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Richmond US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 34 stories ● Rouen France about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 12,434 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Health20% 6,663 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,421 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 4,512 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,755 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,184 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,045 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 856 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 killed8,414 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,923 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees735 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations149 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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