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16,693 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Las Cuevas, violence in Jonglei and protests in Nuuk (Greenland). Trinidad & Tobago's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTrinidad & Tobago 50 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

33 of its 66 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Las Cuevas accounted for 21 of Trinidad & Tobago's 33 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 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.

Trinidad & Tobago over 30 days → its stories → Las Cuevas stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

23 of its 37 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jonglei accounted for 13 of South Sudan's 23 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Jonglei stories →
Protests & strikes

Greenland

32 of its 170 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 4 of Nuuk's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Greenland over 30 days → its stories → Nuuk stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

33 of its 102 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

42 of its 97 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 26 of Kashmir's 42 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Maputo accounted for 13 of Mozambique's 18 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

13 of its 41 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

34 of its 151 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Hunger 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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 61 of Palestine's 87 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (72 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Thailand (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Cuba (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in UK (197 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 16,693 stories about harm among 84,930 counted on 27 Jan.

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Trinidad & Tobago stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 84,930 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On 27 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran57 in 100 of its 480 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Palestine53 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 612 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Trinidad & Tobago50 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria48 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 907 Minneapolis US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Tehran Iran164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Minnesota US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Chicago US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Trinidad & Tobago few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 314 stories about harm ● Greenland few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 32 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents31% 5,171 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice23% 3,779 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health22% 3,638 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,685 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Shelter & services5% 780 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 647 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 463 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 277 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 killed4,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,734 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,610 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured549 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 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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