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25,316 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Amsterdam (Netherlands), respiratory illness in Colombia and people injured in Mozambique. the Central African Republic's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 50 in 100 of its 351 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Health

Colombia

48 of its 89 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Uganda

Kampala accounted for 49 of Uganda's 78 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 25 of Kampala's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

Moscow accounted for 211 of Russia's 328 stories about harm, carried by 352 outlets. 109 of Moscow's 211 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

288 of Delhi's 442 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Nepal

59 of its 115 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kathmandu accounted for 48 of Nepal's 59 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

25 of its 45 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Mauritius

7 of its 13 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Afghanistan (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Indonesia (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Sweden (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Singapore (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in South Africa (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 25,316 stories about harm among 97,353 counted on 26 Jan.

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The news turned to the Netherlands for the second day running. 26 in every 100 of the day's 97,353 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. In Afghanistan's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. On 27 January 2020, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 26 today. the Netherlands' news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique93 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen72 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia54 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Tunisia53 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US506 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1532 Delhi India288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442 Moscow Russia109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Chicago US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Sydney Australia57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108

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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 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: 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 lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 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: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 lessCrimea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualOrlu, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 28 outletsNew Mexico, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsTelangana, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- health: 24 stories, carried by 54 outletsKamloops, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 33 stories, carried by 35 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

● Orlu Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Telangana India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 14,981 stories · more than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice17% 4,238 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,250 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,908 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 789 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 459 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 256 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 242 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 killed6,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy

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
● 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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