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14,771 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at snowstorms in Afghanistan, rights and justice in Jammu and people killed in Oman. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostOman 34 in 100 of its 445 stories, usually 8
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

130 of its 190 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 60 of Afghanistan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 401 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Snowstorms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Kashmir

60 of its 128 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 33 of Kashmir's 60 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

151 of its 445 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

58 of its 150 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iran

1,582 of its 2,398 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 1,132 of Iran's 1,582 stories about harm, carried by 1,686 outlets. Plane crash was named in 324 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ukraine

65 of its 186 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Croatia

12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

161 of its 243 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 113 of Iraq's 161 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

China

236 of its 1,134 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Respiratory illness was named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks and covid. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

196 of its 217 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in China (109 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Iran (324 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Hong Kong (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in United Arab Emirates (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 14,771 stories about harm among 64,608 counted on 11 Jan.

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China's news mentioned respiratory illness about 5 times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 64,608 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. On 11 January 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 23 today. Afghanistan stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico90 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq66 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran66 in 100 of its 2,398 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Syria47 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1132 Delhi India123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 424 Baghdad Iraq55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Sydney Australia43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Oman about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,582 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 3,723 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice22% 3,217 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health18% 2,673 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence17% 2,549 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,150 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 589 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 395 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 303 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 killed5,216 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests1,627 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees238 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 about as 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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