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35,246 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Damascus and people killed in Liberia. Iran's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAngola 56 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 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

Iran

265 of its 554 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 109 of Tehran's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (118 stories). Drought was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

333 of its 487 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Damascus accounted for 169 of Syria's 333 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

Liberia

25 of its 63 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

167 of its 683 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

1,700 of its 3,067 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 1,353 of Venezuela's 1,700 stories about harm, carried by 838 outlets. 1,248 of Caracas' 1,353 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,334 stories). Landslides were named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

521 of its 1,189 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 200 of Jerusalem's 302 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Measles was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with house fires.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

Harare accounted for 187 of Zimbabwe's 314 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 109 of Harare's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 149 of Sudan's 195 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 136 of Khartoum's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

120 of its 220 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Austria

45 of its 143 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Panama (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (105 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (183 of its stories, about three times its usual); hantavirus in Argentina (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (24 of its stories, more than ten 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 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 35,246 stories about harm among 195,881 counted on 24 Jan.

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In Panama's news, mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 195,881 stories, below the usual 19. On 24 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. In Iran, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia76 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Syria68 in 100 of its 487 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Angola56 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 16 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela1248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1353 Washington US546 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1529 Jerusalem Israel200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Khartoum Sudan136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 South Bend US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão 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 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about twice its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJamestown, US -- disasters & accidents: 60 stories, carried by 81 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsGreenville, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsIdlib, Syria -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 34 outletsAl Nahyan, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 22 outletsVienna, Austria -- other: 35 stories, carried by 38 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsCheltenham, UK -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Austria warmth about twice usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jamestown US about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 60 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Greenville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Idlib Syria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 41 stories ● Al Nahyan United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 12,220 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Health20% 6,961 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,414 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence14% 4,973 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,809 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,311 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 975 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 726 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 killed9,890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,602 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees446 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced198 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations127 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little less than 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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