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36,133 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to storms in Türkiye, protests in Azaz (Syria) and heavy rain in Thailand. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 53 in 100 of its 422 stories, usually 11
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
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

Türkiye

939 of its 1,266 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Istanbul accounted for 596 of Türkiye's 939 stories about harm, carried by 428 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (221 stories). Storms were named in 146 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold and hypothermia. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

1,194 of its 1,367 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Azaz accounted for 887 of Syria's 1,194 stories about harm, carried by 694 outlets. 503 of Azaz's 887 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (533 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Azaz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

201 of its 383 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Heavy rain was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Cyprus

120 of its 343 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

283 of its 497 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Colombo accounted for 258 of Sri Lanka's 283 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 240 of Colombo's 258 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

272 of its 472 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 65 of Monte Cristo's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (240 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

228 of its 264 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 215 of Somalia's 228 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Chile

238 of its 369 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Santiago accounted for 234 of Chile's 238 stories about harm, carried by 401 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (113 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

135 of its 188 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 110 of Haiti's 135 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 67 of Port-au-Prince's 110 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Morocco

38 of its 88 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Poland (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Albania (15 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); outbreaks in Zimbabwe (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (72 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Gambia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 36,133 stories about harm among 148,786 counted on 7 Jan.

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Of the day's 148,786 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. On 8 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria87 in 100 of its 1,367 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia86 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye74 in 100 of its 1,266 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti72 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Fort Lauderdale US624 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3251 Azaz Syria503 stories about protests or strikes, of its 887 Washington US328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 917 Colombo Sri Lanka240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Istanbul Türkiye114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 596

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 493 stories about harm ● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 272 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,194 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 540 stories about harm ● Cyprus about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 120 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 10,544 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice23% 8,312 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents19% 6,738 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health14% 5,103 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,392 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,108 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 942 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 501 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 killed14,004 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured6,068 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees423 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations387 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting abductions321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced187 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill13 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the UK and India

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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