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13,566 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Brasilia (Brazil), road crashes in Senegal and violence in Jerusalem. Senegal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 54 in 100 of its 851 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Protests & strikes

Brazil

463 of its 851 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Brasilia accounted for 329 of Brazil's 463 stories about harm, carried by 565 outlets. 313 of Brasilia's 329 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (275 stories). Flooding was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Brasilia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

42 of its 71 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kaffrine accounted for 20 of Senegal's 42 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

166 of its 273 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 82 of Iran's 166 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 58 of Tehran's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

19 of its 57 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 8 of Minsk's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

288 of its 726 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Flooding was named in 156 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and hunger.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

9 of Eldoret's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

63 of its 171 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. the Suez Canal accounted for 43 of Egypt's 63 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

85 of its 229 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Dhaka accounted for 49 of Bangladesh's 85 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Pakistan (156 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (29 of its stories, about 6 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 9 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 13,566 stories about harm among 66,119 counted on 9 Jan.

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In Brazil, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 66,119 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Pakistan's news. A year earlier, on 9 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 →

Syria61 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran61 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Senegal59 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine58 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil54 in 100 of its 851 stories · usually 15 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brasilia Brazil313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Manhattan US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Tehran Iran58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

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'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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Iran about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 463 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 4,883 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice22% 2,926 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,026 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 1,582 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 703 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 607 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 423 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 239 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 killed3,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,507 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured646 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced181 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and India Stories reporting evacuations136 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting abductions94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 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
● Griefa little less than 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.