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15,292 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), a disaster in Yerevan and people injured in New Zealand. Iran's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 44 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 15
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 69 of Iran's 137 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 43 of Tehran's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Armenia

91 of its 205 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Yerevan accounted for 55 of Armenia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Health

New Zealand

310 of its 676 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Covid was named in 188 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and volcanic eruption. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 196 of Ukraine's 304 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Helicopter crash was named in 128 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Peru

70 of its 109 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Lima accounted for 52 of Peru's 70 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. 48 of Lima's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Norway

29 of its 101 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Jamaica

41 of its 125 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

44 of its 166 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Pokhara accounted for 33 of Nepal's 53 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); avalanche in China (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in US (101 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 15,292 stories about harm among 81,212 counted on 19 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 9 December 2022. 19 in every 100 of the day's 81,212 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. For the third day running, the news turned to Iran. New Zealand's news mentioned Covid about three times as often as usual. On 19 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru64 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Nepal63 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine57 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499 Lima Peru48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Tehran Iran43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Paris France41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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'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: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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'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'sNigeria: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 304 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,391 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice24% 3,530 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,250 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence10% 1,504 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 842 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 688 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 490 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 272 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 killed3,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured757 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions191 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Congo and the US Stories reporting evacuations73 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer than 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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