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12,930 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Moscow (Russia), the tsunami in Chile and abductions in Türkiye drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostChile 82 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Russia

279 of its 473 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Moscow accounted for 211 of Russia's 279 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. 178 of Moscow's 211 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (181 stories). Extreme cold was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

60 of its 73 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Santiago accounted for 51 of Chile's 60 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Tsunami was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Health

Türkiye

117 of its 234 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Outbreaks were named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Netherlands

77 of its 151 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Amsterdam accounted for 66 of the Netherlands' 77 stories about harm, carried by 341 outlets. 42 of Amsterdam's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

29 of its 33 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Beira accounted for 25 of Mozambique's 29 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 17 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

France

111 of its 354 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Snowstorms were named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Portugal

58 of its 110 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in New Zealand (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Mozambique (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Australia (28 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (41 of its stories, about three times its usual).

28 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 12,930 stories about harm among 46,238 counted on 24 Jan.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. of the day's 46,238 news stories, 28 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Chile's news mentioned the tsunami about 5 times as often as usual. On 25 January 2020, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 28 today. In Russia, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Chile82 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Zimbabwe61 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Russia59 in 100 of its 473 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 759 Moscow Russia178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Delhi India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Amsterdam Netherlands42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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 lessMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualIran: 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 usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 43 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsTallinn, Estonia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 103 outletsIgangan, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 17 outletsKokrajhar, India -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 29 stories, carried by 41 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● North Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Tallinn Estonia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Igangan Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 6,931 stories · less than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice18% 2,258 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,434 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence9% 1,125 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 581 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 197 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 138 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 126 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 killed3,957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mozambique and the US Stories reporting refugees72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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 harsher 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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