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Most of the day's attention went to people affected in Poland, protests in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and violence in Kulgam. Poland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 53 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 29
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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Health

Poland

107 of its 255 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

120 of its 311 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 26 of Amsterdam's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 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.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

51 of its 96 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kulgam accounted for 34 of Kashmir's 51 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Kulgam stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

37 of its 68 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

India

453 of Delhi's 607 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (353 stories). Malaria was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Romania

73 of its 137 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Health

Austria

38 of its 109 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Libya

22 of its 50 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tripoli accounted for 21 of Libya's 22 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

Moscow accounted for 240 of Russia's 384 stories about harm, carried by 455 outlets. 127 of Moscow's 240 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Cameroon

36 of its 66 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (50 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Libya (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Peru (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Spain (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 27 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 26,667 stories about harm among 102,582 counted on 27 Jan.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 7 times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 28 January 2020, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. Poland stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. 26 in every 100 of the day's 102,582 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia72 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Yemen67 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia57 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia56 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US513 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1629 Delhi India453 stories about protests or strikes, of its 607 Moscow Russia127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Chicago US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450

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: 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: 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 lessUganda: 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: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 readPakistan: 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: 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 readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 readGuernsey: 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: 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: 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 readTunisia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualColchester, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 22 outletsEl Paso, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 22 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 23 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 55 stories, carried by 32 outletsCharleston, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 21 outletsLucknow, India -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 16 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

● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Colchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● El Paso US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Waterloo Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 55 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 15,581 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 4,641 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 2,126 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,084 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 931 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 527 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 300 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 260 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 killed6,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,935 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions243 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and China

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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