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11,891 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at train derailment in Spain, protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala) and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 60 in 100 of its 769 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Spain

460 of its 769 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Madrid accounted for 293 of Spain's 460 stories about harm, carried by 629 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (296 stories). Train derailment was named in 370 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Madrid stories →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

46 of its 51 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Guatemala City accounted for 28 of Guatemala's 46 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 20 of Guatemala City's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (40 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.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

75 of its 142 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jammu accounted for 47 of Kashmir's 75 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Chile

64 of its 82 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Penco accounted for 32 of Chile's 64 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms, heatwave and drought.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

206 of its 526 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (98 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

20 of its 50 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 48 of Afghanistan's 66 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 170 of Iran's 298 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 148 of Tehran's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (58 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Mozambique (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Romania (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (35 of its stories, about three times its usual).

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 11,891 stories about harm among 67,395 counted on 19 Jan.

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Spain's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 67,395 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 19 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala90 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Chile78 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran60 in 100 of its 493 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Spain60 in 100 of its 769 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir53 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Tehran Iran148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Minneapolis US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Minnesota US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Chicago US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualKishtwar, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsAtlanta, US -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 32 outletsKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsArizona, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsRome, Italy -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 43 stories, carried by 85 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 30 outletsHillsborough, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 29 stories, carried by 41 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

● Kishtwar Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Atlanta US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 3,022 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice25% 2,941 stories · about as usual Health22% 2,521 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,382 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 653 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 454 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 449 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 232 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 killed3,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 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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