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23,557 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Damascus (Syria), people injured in Somalia and people killed in Senegal. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 61 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSyria 76 in 100 of its 168 stories, usually 50
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Syria

128 of its 168 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Damascus accounted for 83 of Syria's 128 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. 58 of Damascus' 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

20 of its 29 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Brunei

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Brunei over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

El Salvador

26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. el Faro accounted for 21 of el Salvador's 26 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 15 of el Faro's 21 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Lithuania

15 of its 36 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 8 of Vilnius' 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

49 of its 106 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 33 of Lebanon's 49 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 20 of Beirut's 33 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 36 of Iraq's 54 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 34 of Sudan's 47 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 31 of Khartoum's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

Almaty accounted for 54 of Kazakhstan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 32 of Almaty's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Brazil (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); train derailment in India (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in UK (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

27 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 23,557 stories about harm among 87,740 counted on 13 Jan.

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Mentions of the flu ran about 4 times their usual in Brazil's news. In Syria, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 87,740 stories, below the usual 29. On 13 January 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Sudan59 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen59 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji56 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Ethiopia55 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1117 Damascus Syria58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Chicago US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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 readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'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: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Poland few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health61% 14,277 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 3,589 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,037 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence6% 1,405 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 776 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 587 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 491 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 212 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 killed4,718 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,596 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting evacuations77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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