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42,952 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Boaco (Nicaragua), storms in Cuba and people displaced in Ljubljana. Slovenia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDjibouti 93 in 100 of its 72 stories, usually 14
RegionEast Asia 21 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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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

45 of its 56 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Boaco accounted for 40 of Nicaragua's 45 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 40 of Boaco's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Flooding was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Boaco stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

259 of its 322 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Havana accounted for 186 of Cuba's 259 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Storms were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Displacement

Slovenia

45 of its 65 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Ljubljana accounted for 44 of Slovenia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Slovenia over 30 days → its stories → Ljubljana stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

257 of its 295 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mandalay accounted for 233 of Myanmar's 257 stories about harm, carried by 402 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (230 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Cameroon

96 of its 123 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 57 of Douala's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Brazil

599 of its 917 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (272 stories). Cholera was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

79 of its 130 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tunis accounted for 78 of Tunisia's 79 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

622 of its 1,612 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 225 of Islamabad's 318 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

363 of its 523 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

59 of Khartoum's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Singapore (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Türkiye (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in New Zealand (37 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 42,952 stories about harm among 203,126 counted on 29 Jan.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Nicaragua's news. of the day's 203,126 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Nicaragua stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%. On 29 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Djibouti93 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 14 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar87 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba80 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua80 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Cameroon78 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US481 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1594 Sonoma US319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Islamabad Pakistan225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Caracas Venezuela189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Harare Zimbabwe187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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 readOman: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: 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 readLatvia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: 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: 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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: 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 lessChina: 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 lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 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 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: 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: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualIppy, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 34 outletsTexas, US -- health: 183 stories, carried by 171 outletsMissoula, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 247 stories, carried by 238 outletsAyodhya, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsDouala, Cameroon -- rights & justice: 60 stories, carried by 56 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 43 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 22 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

● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ippy Central African Republic about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Texas US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 183 stories ● Missoula US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 247 stories ● Ayodhya India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,884 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 8,787 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health20% 8,358 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,843 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,351 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,242 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 943 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 758 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 killed12,902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,058 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting refugees730 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions419 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations207 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people falling ill80 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 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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