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26,683 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to people injured in Mali, protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and rights and justice in Harare. Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMali 75 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 49
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Mali

38 of its 51 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Bangladesh

110 of its 231 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Germany

291 of its 701 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

17 of its 28 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 14 of Tunis' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belgium

10 of Brussels' 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Brazil

139 of its 326 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Lebanon

66 of its 121 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 49 of Lebanon's 66 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Canada (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in India (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in UK (57 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 28; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 26,683 stories about harm among 99,109 counted on 14 Jan.

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Canada's news mentioned power cuts about 6 times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 99,109 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. A year earlier, on 15 January 2020, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today. Mali stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen79 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Mali75 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria60 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1563 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2453 New York US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Los Angeles US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Manhattan US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Chicago US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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 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 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: 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 readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualWaterloo, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 33 outletsBengaluru, India -- health: 40 stories, carried by 36 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 85 stories, carried by 183 outletsHaridwar, India -- health: 13 stories, carried by 33 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 22 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 18 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Waterloo Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Bamako Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Bengaluru India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 40 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 85 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 14,855 stories · less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice19% 4,983 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence10% 2,598 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 1,976 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 850 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 609 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 311 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 298 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 killed7,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,006 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting refugees169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions135 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations70 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced68 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill41 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 about as 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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