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48,169 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), a disaster in Ayvalik and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm Country hit hardestYemen 85 in 100 of its 345 stories
RegionMiddle East & North Africa not compared yet
Tone of the words Not compared yet across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 265 of Venezuela's 322 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. 237 of Caracas' 265 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

Es Sider accounted for 89 of Libya's 175 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

308 of Tehran's 463 stories were about protests or strikes.

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21 in 100 stories were about harm

21 the day before
25 in 10021 in 1001 Jan2 Jan3 Jan4 Jan5 Jan1 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 1003 Jan: 25 in 1004 Jan: 21 in 1005 Jan: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 48,169 stories about harm among 231,714 counted on 5 Jan.

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The news turned to Saudi Arabia for the fourth day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 231,714 news stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 345 stories · mostly conflict & violence Libya84 in 100 of its 208 stories · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 1,123 stories · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye73 in 100 of its 1,703 stories · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia73 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia1223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1529 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US877 stories about protests or strikes, of its 937 Washington US318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2425 Tehran Iran308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Caracas Venezuela237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as the world's or lessYemen: about as warm as the world's or lessVanuatu: about as warm as the world's or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as the world's or lessUruguay: about as warm as the world's or lessMicronesia: about as warm as the world's or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as the world's or lessGuam: about as warm as the world's or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as the world's or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as the world's or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as the world's or lessUkraine: about as warm as the world's or lessUganda: about as warm as the world's or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as the world's or lessTurkey: about as warm as the world's or lessTunisia: about as warm as the world's or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as the world's or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as the world's or lessTajikistan: about as warm as the world's or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as the world's or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as the world's or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as the world's or lessSudan: about as warm as the world's or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as the world's or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as the world's or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as the world's or lessSlovakia: about as warm as the world's or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as the world's or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as the world's or lessSeychelles: about as warm as the world's or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as the world's or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as the world's or lessRomania: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as the world's or lessPoland: about as warm as the world's or lessPeru: about as warm as the world's or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as the world's or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as the world's or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as the world's or lessNigeria: about as warm as the world's or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as the world's or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as the world's or lessMozambique: about as warm as the world's or lessMorocco: about as warm as the world's or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as the world's or lessMauritius: about as warm as the world's or lessMauritania: about as warm as the world's or lessMalta: about as warm as the world's or lessMali: about as warm as the world's or lessMalawi: about as warm as the world's or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as the world's or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as the world's or lessLithuania: about as warm as the world's or lessLibya: about as warm as the world's or lessLesotho: about as warm as the world's or lessLebanon: about as warm as the world's or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as the world's or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as the world's or lessKuwait: about as warm as the world's or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as the world's or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as the world's or lessJordan: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as the world's or lessIsrael: about as warm as the world's or lessPalestine: about as warm as the world's or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as the world's or lessIran: about as warm as the world's or lessIndonesia: about as warm as the world's or lessIndia: about as warm as the world's or lessIceland: about as warm as the world's or lessHungary: about as warm as the world's or lessHonduras: about as warm as the world's or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as the world's or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as the world's or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as the world's or lessGreece: about as warm as the world's or lessGermany: about as warm as the world's or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as the world's or lessGabon: about as warm as the world's or lessFrance: about as warm as the world's or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as the world's or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as the world's or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as the world's or lessEstonia: about as warm as the world's or lessEritrea: about as warm as the world's or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as the world's or lessEcuador: about as warm as the world's or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as the world's or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as the world's or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as the world's or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as the world's or lessCuba: about as warm as the world's or lessCroatia: about as warm as the world's or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as the world's or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as the world's or lessDR Congo: about as warm as the world's or lessCongo: about as warm as the world's or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as the world's or lessHong Kong: about as warm as the world's or lessChile: about as warm as the world's or lessChad: about as warm as the world's or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as the world's or lessCambodia: about as warm as the world's or lessMyanmar: about as warm as the world's or lessBurundi: about as warm as the world's or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as the world's or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as the world's or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as the world's or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as the world's or lessBolivia: about as warm as the world's or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as the world's or lessBelgium: about as warm as the world's or lessBelarus: about as warm as the world's or lessBarbados: about as warm as the world's or lessBangladesh: about as warm as the world's or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as the world's or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as the world's or lessAustralia: about as warm as the world's or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as the world's or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as the world's or lessAngola: about as warm as the world's or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as the world's or lessAlbania: about as warm as the world's or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as the world's or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as the world's or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as the world's or lessGaza: about as warm as the world's or lessWest Bank: about as warm as the world's 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 the world's or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as the world's or lessCrimea: about as warm as the world's or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as the world's or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as the world's or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as the world's or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as the world's or lessBermuda: about as warm as the world's 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 the world's or lessGuernsey: about as warm as the world's or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as the world's or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as the world's or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as the world's or lessGibraltar: about as warm as the world's or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about the world'sVenezuela: warmth about the world'sCayman Islands: warmth about the world'sTanzania: warmth about one and a half times the world'sSouth Korea: warmth about the world'sSouth Africa: warmth about the world'sSenegal: warmth about the world'sRwanda: warmth about the world'sRussia: warmth about the world'sQatar: warmth about the world'sPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times the world'sPakistan: warmth about the world'sNiger: warmth about the world'sNetherlands: warmth about the world'sNamibia: warmth about the world'sMalaysia: warmth about the world'sLiberia: warmth about the world'sJapan: warmth about one and a half times the world'sJamaica: warmth about the world'sGhana: warmth about the world'sEgypt: warmth about the world'sColombia: warmth about the world'sCentral African Republic: warmth about the world'sArmenia: warmth about the world'sAccra, Ghana -- shelter & services: 19 stories, carried by 11 outletsVermont, US -- health: 37 stories, carried by 14 outletsPort Pirie, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsUtah, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsEssex, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 78 outletsPune, India -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsTokyo, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 123 stories, carried by 65 outlets
Warmer than the world's The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against the world's that day. 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

● Japan about one and a half times as warm as the world's ● Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the world's ● Tanzania about one and a half times as warm as the world's

Warmest events

● Accra Ghana about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 19 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories ● Port Pirie Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Essex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 14,157 stories Conflict & violence28% 13,116 stories Disasters & accidents19% 9,006 stories Health7% 3,533 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,212 stories Shelter & services4% 1,684 stories Displacement3% 1,425 stories Food & livelihood2% 1,140 stories

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 killed17,729 stories Stories reporting arrests7,220 stories Stories reporting people affected5,780 stories Stories reporting people injured3,435 stories Stories reporting refugees1,370 stories Stories reporting abductions710 stories Stories reporting people displaced306 stories Stories reporting evacuations293 stories Stories reporting people falling ill37 stories

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

● Anger–
● Warmth–
● Grief–
● Fear–

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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