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20,465 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tehran (Iran), volcanic eruption in the Philippines and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and the US →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 71 in 100 of its 1,112 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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 →
Protests & strikes

Iran

1,352 of its 2,243 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tehran accounted for 903 of Iran's 1,352 stories about harm, carried by 1,108 outlets. 565 of Tehran's 903 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

791 of its 1,112 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Philippine accounted for 493 of the Philippines' 791 stories about harm, carried by 922 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (244 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 714 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and tsunami.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

115 of its 164 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 66 of Kashmir's 115 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

19 of its 54 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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

Azerbaijan

29 of its 106 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

143 of its 340 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 14 of Riyadh's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (72 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

31 of its 85 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 155 of Iraq's 235 stories about harm, carried by 397 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 66 of Afghanistan's 120 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Avalanche was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

48 of its 49 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in China (82 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Ireland (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Malaysia (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Afghanistan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 20,465 stories about harm among 105,041 counted on 13 Jan.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 105,041 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. A year earlier, on 13 January 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Iran stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico76 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Philippines71 in 100 of its 1,112 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir70 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti66 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq62 in 100 of its 376 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran565 stories about protests or strikes, of its 903 Delhi India143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 544 London UK60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Baghdad Iraq45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'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'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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'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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,352 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 5,211 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice24% 4,744 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 4,091 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,259 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,116 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 795 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 488 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 403 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 killed6,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,034 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations401 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions139 at about half the usual rate · most about Iran and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about half 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 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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