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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.

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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualShiv, India -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsArizona, US -- health: 31 stories, carried by 36 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsCairo, Egypt -- health: 29 stories, carried by 24 outletsHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsStellenbosch, South Africa -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsJazan, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 51 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Kuwait warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Shiv India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

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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