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21,501 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to snowstorms in Türkiye, illness in Tigray and people injured in South Sudan. Ethiopia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 47 in 100 of its 234 stories, usually 34
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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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

111 of its 234 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Istanbul accounted for 64 of Türkiye's 111 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Snowstorms were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Health

Ethiopia

39 of its 54 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tigray accounted for 22 of Ethiopia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. 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.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

95 of its 139 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

72 of its 187 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Snowstorms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou accounted for 69 of Burkina Faso's 106 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. 45 of Ouagadougou's 69 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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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Malawi (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Mozambique (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Greece (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Italy (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 21,501 stories about harm among 87,333 counted on 25 Jan.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 19 November 2021. For the second day running, the news turned to Türkiye. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 87,333 stories, below the usual 28. Türkiye's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga90 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen75 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia72 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Syria68 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kazakhstan61 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 59 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 707 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Chicago US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Ottawa Canada30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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 lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 readCuba: 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: 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualExeter, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 148 outletsNew Mexico, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsArizona, US -- health: 31 stories, carried by 24 outletsBogota, Colombia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 139 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 23 outletsKolkata, India -- health: 23 stories, carried by 29 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 27 outletsBishop Auckland, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 13 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

● Exeter UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 12,338 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 3,502 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,988 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence7% 1,578 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 625 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 535 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 469 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 286 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 killed4,406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the US Stories reporting evacuations144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions131 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 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 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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