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9,792 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Rome (Italy), a disaster in Prague and people injured in Yemen. Yemen's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Czechia → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 62 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 14
RegionNorth America 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Italy

57 of its 281 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 12 of Rome's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Rome stories →
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

36 of its 58 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Prague accounted for 25 of the Czechia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

27 of its 34 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Angola

7 of its 11 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mexico

40 of its 120 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

41 of its 121 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 14 of Bangkok's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

49 of its 62 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Wad Madani accounted for 23 of Sudan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

31 of its 71 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 9 of Havana's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

US

3,416 of its 11,841 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Storms were named in 230 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

56 of its 170 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mayotte (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in France (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in US (230 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
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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 9,792 stories about harm among 44,195 counted on 12 Jan.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Czechia. In Mayotte's news, mentions of tropical storm ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 44,195 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. This week the news turned most often to Venezuela, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan79 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 455 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Czechia62 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 14 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria61 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Los Angeles US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1096 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Seoul South Korea20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 Islamabad Pakistan15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsKampala, Uganda -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNuffield, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 22 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMontecito, US -- disasters & accidents: 29 stories, carried by 24 outletsKangiwa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 57 outletsMaradun, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 10 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

● North Waziristan Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Kampala Uganda about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 10 stories ● Nuffield UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Glasgow UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Montecito US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents32% 3,092 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Health20% 1,957 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice19% 1,866 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence14% 1,315 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 430 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 402 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 349 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 270 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 killed2,952 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,151 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations328 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Czechia Stories reporting people displaced193 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 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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