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23,921 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Almaty (Kazakhstan), people injured in Paraguay and rights and justice in Tigray. Kazakhstan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 63 in 100 of its 697 stories, usually 44
RegionCentral Asia 62 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

442 of its 697 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Almaty accounted for 352 of Kazakhstan's 442 stories about harm, carried by 597 outlets. 317 of Almaty's 352 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (273 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Shelter & services

Paraguay

10 of its 14 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Paraguay over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Switzerland

58 of its 166 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Tsunami was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

El Salvador

10 of its 21 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Egypt

66 of its 196 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 35 of Sudan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 33 of Khartoum's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cuba

41 of its 57 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Health

Sweden

37 of its 89 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Fiji

25 of its 51 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Philippines (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in UK (50 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); rabies in US (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 23,921 stories about harm among 83,060 counted on 6 Jan.

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The news turned to Kazakhstan for the third day running. 29 in every 100 of the day's 83,060 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Switzerland's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 6 January 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 today. Kazakhstan's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 44%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba72 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Sudan69 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Kazakhstan63 in 100 of its 697 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US670 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1183 Almaty Kazakhstan317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352 Chicago US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Moscow Russia47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 New York US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 56 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Vietnam: 39 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Tunisia: 53 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Thailand: 41 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Syria: 40 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Sweden: 42 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)South Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Philippines: 53 in 100 of its 685 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Paraguay: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Panama: 47 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Malta: 48 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Malaysia: 40 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Malawi: 51 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Latvia: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Laos: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kyrgyzstan: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kuwait: 48 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kazakhstan: 63 in 100 of its 697 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Jamaica: 40 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Israel: 47 in 100 of its 610 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Iraq: 51 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)India: 39 in 100 of its 3,853 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Haiti: 71 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Fiji: 49 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Ethiopia: 68 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Cuba: 72 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Hong Kong: 44 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Canada: 38 in 100 of its 1,860 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Cambodia: 51 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Myanmar: 61 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 29 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Kazakhstan 63 in 100 of its 697 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 72 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly health ● Philippines 53 in 100 of its 685 stories · mostly health ● Sudan 69 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ethiopia 68 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 52 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 13,935 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 3,546 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,520 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,905 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 567 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 555 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 480 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 229 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 killed5,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,728 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees78 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced71 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India 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 about as 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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