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45,865 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kabul, protests in Akobo (South Sudan) and storms in Palestine. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBotswana 61 in 100 of its 166 stories, usually 18
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

606 of its 748 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 500 of Afghanistan's 606 stories about harm, carried by 584 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (269 stories). Flu was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

South Sudan

123 of its 140 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Akobo accounted for 99 of South Sudan's 123 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 80 of Akobo's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Akobo stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

692 of its 1,142 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ramallah accounted for 404 of Palestine's 692 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Storms were named in 92 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Health

Botswana

101 of its 166 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Botswana over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

162 of its 290 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 127 of Venezuela's 162 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 110 of Caracas' 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

111 of its 152 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Yangon accounted for 95 of Myanmar's 111 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Power cuts were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

73 of its 100 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Health

New Zealand

721 of its 1,687 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

797 of its 2,547 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (577 stories). Power cuts were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Displacement

Czechia

71 of its 198 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Trinidad & Tobago (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Switzerland (123 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Myanmar (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in France (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 45,865 stories about harm among 214,909 counted on 23 Jan.

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In Botswana's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 214,909 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Afghanistan, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 70% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 50 · mostly displacement South Sudan88 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 748 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo80 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar73 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel452 stories about protests or strikes, of its 655 Johannesburg South Africa303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417 Damascus Syria251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 Washington US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1289 Kabul Afghanistan209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'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 readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 606 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,122 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 379 stories about harm ● New Zealand about twice as warm as the world's · 721 stories about harm ● Denmark about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 82 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,654 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 9,939 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,162 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence16% 7,110 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,281 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,432 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,404 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 903 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 killed12,206 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected6,499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,238 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting evacuations928 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced459 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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 much 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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