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The day's news pointed at violence in Kivu, protests in Lavavolo (Madagascar) and the hurricane in Ireland. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 84 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 37
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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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

52 of its 62 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kivu accounted for 40 of Rwanda's 52 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kivu stories →
Shelter & services

Ireland

361 of its 1,135 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Hurricane was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Yemen

26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 15 of Yemen's 26 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

22 of its 29 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

DR Congo

18 of its 20 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

85 of its 141 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

24 of its 70 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 7 of Minsk's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tajikistan

8 of its 13 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Iran (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (193 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Philippines (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 18,245 stories about harm among 96,150 counted on 24 Jan.

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Mentions of Covid ran more than ten times their usual in Iran's news. of the day's 96,150 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. the news turned to Rwanda for the second day running. Rwanda's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 25 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda84 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 314 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 742 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Sudan63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US284 stories about protests or strikes, of its 983 London UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Dallas US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Los Angeles US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 623 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualOregon, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsKano, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 39 stories, carried by 57 outletsCairo, Egypt -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 20 stories, carried by 42 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsDavos, Switzerland -- food & livelihood: 29 stories, carried by 88 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

● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,660 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health24% 4,357 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 4,076 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,880 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Shelter & services6% 1,028 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 809 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 542 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 490 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 killed3,898 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured779 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations221 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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
● Griefa little less than 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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