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21,965 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to oil spill in Tonga, violence in Sanaa and protests in Khartoum (Sudan). Yemen's coverage was about 5 times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPoland 57 in 100 of its 182 stories, usually 27
RegionOceania 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Tonga

419 of its 444 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Tongatapu accounted for 145 of Tonga's 419 stories about harm, carried by 419 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (226 stories). Oil spill was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Tonga over 30 days → its stories → Tongatapu stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

175 of its 207 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Sanaa accounted for 104 of Yemen's 175 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 69 of Sudan's 85 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 62 of Khartoum's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Hong Kong

139 of its 193 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Outbreaks were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Peru

39 of its 70 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Lima accounted for 26 of Peru's 39 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Oil spill was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

181 of its 264 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (51 stories). Earthquake was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

29 of its 36 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Mogadishu accounted for 18 of Somalia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Norway

55 of its 144 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

174 of its 524 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

103 of its 182 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Warsaw accounted for 81 of Poland's 103 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Afghanistan (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Peru (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Kazakhstan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 21,965 stories about harm among 83,466 counted on 18 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 17 December 2021. 26 in every 100 of the day's 83,466 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. For the fourth day running, the news turned to Tonga. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga94 in 100 of its 444 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen85 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong72 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan67 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 789 Khartoum Sudan62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Colleyville US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Los Angeles US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: 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'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about 5 times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sComoros: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Yemen about 5 times as angry as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates about three times as angry as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Ireland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 232 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 11,904 stories · less than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice16% 3,482 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,661 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,852 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 584 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 583 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 434 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 240 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 killed4,941 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,502 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions431 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Tonga Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about the usual rate

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 harsher 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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