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13,152 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Lilongwe, violence in Moscow and people injured in Mexico. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalawi 54 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 31
RegionOceania 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Malawi

38 of its 70 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Lilongwe accounted for 24 of Malawi's 38 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Cholera was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories → Lilongwe stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

276 of its 734 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 145 of Russia's 276 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (171 stories). Power cuts were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

87 of its 269 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

276 of its 1,009 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Philippines

161 of its 407 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Power cuts were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

23 of its 26 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Nouna accounted for 20 of Burkina Faso's 23 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

63 of its 126 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

42 of its 66 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 8 of Jenin's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

40 of its 58 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Damascus accounted for 22 of Syria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

233 of its 536 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kyiv accounted for 115 of Ukraine's 233 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Philippines (28 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Ireland (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in China (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in UK (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 13,152 stories about harm among 63,858 counted on 3 Jan.

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Of the day's 63,858 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 January 2022, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Malawi54 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Kashmir50 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Iran48 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Jerusalem Israel64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Moscow Russia24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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'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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful 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'sMalawi: 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'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 about twice as angry 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'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 · 63 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 4,903 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice19% 2,509 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,021 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,510 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 789 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 688 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 386 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 186 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 killed3,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,007 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the US Stories reporting evacuations49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill11 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 about as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.