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23,562 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The earthquake in Cyprus, violence in Kabul and protests in Almaty (Kazakhstan) drew the news. Kazakhstan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 64 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 74 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 39
RegionSouth Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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

Cyprus

68 of its 92 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Paphos accounted for 29 of Cyprus' 68 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Paphos stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

212 of its 321 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 99 of Afghanistan's 212 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (44 stories). Hunger was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

Almaty accounted for 96 of Kazakhstan's 166 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. 74 of Almaty's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Ethiopia

64 of its 87 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tigray accounted for 51 of Ethiopia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Switzerland

68 of its 203 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Storms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Italy

158 of its 552 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

40 of its 84 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 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

Poland

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Nicaragua

27 of its 38 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Thailand (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in North Korea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Poland (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Switzerland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (30 of its stories, more than ten 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 11 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 23,562 stories about harm among 84,745 counted on 11 Jan.

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In Afghanistan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 84,745 stories, as usual. Cyprus' news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. On 11 January 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cyprus74 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Ethiopia74 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji68 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda60 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 42 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1038 Almaty Kazakhstan74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Chicago US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Atlanta US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Los Angeles US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: 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 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 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTanzania: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualMagawa, Tanzania -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 53 outletsCabo Delgado, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsPoughkeepsie, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsMontana, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 30 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 28 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 13 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- health: 21 stories, carried by 12 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

● Magawa Tanzania about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 13 stories ● Cabo Delgado Mozambique about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Poughkeepsie US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Waterloo Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health64% 14,986 stories · much more than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice13% 3,050 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,116 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence6% 1,296 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 637 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 577 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 480 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 263 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 killed5,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Fiji Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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