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23,154 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Ayia Napa (Cyprus), the tsunami in Puerto Rico and violence in Tehran. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 94 in 100 of its 420 stories, usually 43
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Cyprus

134 of its 175 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ayia Napa accounted for 117 of Cyprus' 134 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. 80 of Ayia Napa's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Ayia Napa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

395 of its 420 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Tsunami was named in 272 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

2,245 of its 3,852 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tehran accounted for 1,304 of Iran's 2,245 stories about harm, carried by 1,583 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (455 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

France

235 of its 985 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Illness was named in 110 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

62 of its 109 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

1,803 of its 3,645 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Storm surge was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

179 of its 410 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

26 of Nankana Sahib's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Plane crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

156 of its 327 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jakarta accounted for 92 of Indonesia's 156 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in China (96 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Türkiye (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Pakistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Israel (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 4 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 7 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 23,154 stories about harm among 113,488 counted on 7 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Cyprus. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 113,488 stories, above the usual 19. Cyprus' news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. A year earlier, on 7 January 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico94 in 100 of its 420 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Cyprus77 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Sudan68 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 60 · mostly displacement Syria66 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 3,852 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran273 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1304 Delhi India234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Baghdad Iraq93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 Mumbai India91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 676

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 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: 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 lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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 readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & 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 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 readCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualByron Bay, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 30 stories, carried by 92 outletsPort Macquarie, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 44 stories, carried by 66 outletsVermont, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 13 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

● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Byron Bay Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 30 stories ● Port Macquarie Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 5,492 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence22% 5,008 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents21% 4,705 stories · about as usual Health20% 4,602 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,328 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 754 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 451 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 421 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 killed7,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions436 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting evacuations221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced153 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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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