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23,653 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Tocumen, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Almaty (Kazakhstan). Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 63 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 78 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 45
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Panama

31 of its 60 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tocumen accounted for 23 of Panama's 31 stories about harm, carried by 7 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Dengue was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Tocumen stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

57 of its 73 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Mogadishu accounted for 45 of Somalia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

Almaty accounted for 73 of Kazakhstan's 107 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 43 of Almaty's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Tanzania

27 of its 47 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 10 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

Mozambique

29 of its 41 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 25 of Mozambique's 29 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

29 of its 83 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

10 of its 12 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

34 of its 96 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 19 of Sofia's 23 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

33 of its 56 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Hong Kong (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); tuberculosis in Tanzania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Switzerland (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 23,653 stories about harm among 87,173 counted on 12 Jan.

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Panama's news mentioned the dengue more than ten times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 87,173 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. In Panama, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 January 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia78 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji59 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen59 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Kazakhstan55 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1135 Chicago US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Atlanta US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Almaty Kazakhstan43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400

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 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 readFrance: 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 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualCabo Delgado, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 29 outletsMagawa, Tanzania -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 84 outletsAlmaty, Kazakhstan -- conflict & violence: 73 stories, carried by 203 outletsPune, India -- health: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsSiem Reap, Cambodia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 66 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsMontana, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 17 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

● Cabo Delgado Mozambique about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Magawa Tanzania about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Almaty Kazakhstan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 73 stories ● Pune India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Siem Reap Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health63% 14,803 stories · more than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice14% 3,357 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,882 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence6% 1,370 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 782 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 623 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 458 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 192 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 killed4,858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Fiji Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 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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