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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

how these are picked →
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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGreenland: warmth about its own usualIndiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsManila, Philippines -- health: 30 stories, carried by 10 outletsVirginia, US -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 24 outletsNorthumbria, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 120 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsVancouver, Canada -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 28 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

● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Manila Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 26 stories ● Northumbria UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Damascus Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

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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