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10,568 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Beirut (Lebanon), a disaster in Vejprty and violence in Marib. Yemen's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about China and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 65 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 15
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

Lebanon

157 of its 229 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 141 of Lebanon's 157 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. 140 of Beirut's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

46 of its 71 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Vejprty accounted for 36 of the Czechia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Vejprty stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

124 of its 137 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Marib accounted for 74 of Yemen's 124 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Marib stories →
Health

China

405 of its 1,357 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Covid was named in 189 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with earthquake and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

54 of its 101 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 37 of Nepal's 54 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Snowstorms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

48 of its 83 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 16 of Hong Kong Island's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Algeria

13 of its 25 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 46 of Iraq's 70 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. 27 of Baghdad's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

15 of its 24 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

12 of its 30 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Nepal (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Australia (63 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Hong Kong (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 10,568 stories about harm among 54,143 counted on 19 Jan.

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People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about China and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 54,143 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Lebanon. In Lebanon, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. China's news mentioned Covid about three times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico85 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon69 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Czechia65 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria61 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beirut Lebanon140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Delhi India64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Tehran Iran54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Richmond US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60

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: too little coverage to readU.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 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice 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'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: 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'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Yemen about 4 times as angry as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Czechia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,908 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 2,507 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health20% 2,114 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,483 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 573 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 358 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 242 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 234 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 killed2,858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about twice the usual rate · most about China and the US

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
● Griefa little less than 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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