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11,128 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Almaty (Kazakhstan), heavy rain in Brazil and violence in Tigray. Cyprus' coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 73 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

220 of its 326 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Almaty accounted for 179 of Kazakhstan's 220 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. 137 of Almaty's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

130 of its 179 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Minas Gerais accounted for 99 of Brazil's 130 stories about harm, carried by 385 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Heavy rain was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Minas Gerais stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

36 of its 51 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tigray accounted for 28 of Ethiopia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Health

Cyprus

61 of its 83 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Pakistan

303 of its 493 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Murree accounted for 191 of Pakistan's 303 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Snowstorms were named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning, storms and extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

44 of its 57 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

80 of its 146 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 80 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Kashmir

67 of its 102 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Snowstorms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 8 of Brussels' 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Czechia

16 of its 26 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 9 of Prague's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Pakistan (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Panama (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Kashmir (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 11,128 stories about harm among 37,701 counted on 9 Jan.

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The news turned to Kazakhstan for the sixth day running. 30 in every 100 of the day's 37,701 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 28. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Brazil's news mentioned heavy rain about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 9 January 2021, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today. This week the news turned most often to Kazakhstan, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Fiji77 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Cyprus73 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Brazil73 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia71 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Kazakhstan67 in 100 of its 326 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Almaty Kazakhstan137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Chicago US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Paris France25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Khartoum Sudan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 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 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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 angry 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

● Cyprus about three times as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan about twice as angry as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as angry as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 6,192 stories · less than usual (usually 58%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,552 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Rights & justice14% 1,543 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 864 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 317 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 205 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 182 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 177 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 killed3,005 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected964 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil Stories reporting arrests794 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured771 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil Stories reporting refugees89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions87 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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