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18,609 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at snowstorms in Greece, protests in Brussels (Belgium) and people injured in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 43 in 100 of its 268 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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

Greece

80 of its 168 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Athens accounted for 52 of Greece's 80 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Snowstorms were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and power cuts.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

44 of its 106 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 40 of Belgium's 44 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 30 of Brussels' 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

114 of its 268 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Türkiye

94 of its 208 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Snowstorms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 31 of Sudan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 29 of Khartoum's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

89 of its 120 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

139 of its 227 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 35 of Kabul's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

122 of its 390 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou accounted for 119 of Burkina Faso's 150 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. 77 of Ouagadougou's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Malawi (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 18,609 stories about harm among 74,531 counted on 24 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 7 December 2021. 25 in every 100 of the day's 74,531 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. In Haiti's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 24 January 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga91 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria74 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso66 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 620 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Kabul Afghanistan35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Ottawa Canada35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

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: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSierra Leone: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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 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'sMadagascar: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than 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'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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

● Saudi Arabia about three times as fearful as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Yemen about 4 times as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates about three times as angry as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 10,335 stories · less than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice16% 3,014 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,711 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence9% 1,589 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 630 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 484 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 367 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 293 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 killed4,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured941 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced186 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the US Stories reporting abductions155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● Angera little more than 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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