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14,277 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), illness in Seoul and refugees in Congo. Iran's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 36 in 100 of its 322 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

142 of its 202 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 142 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 27 of Tehran's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Congo

21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Georgia

8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Azerbaijan

52 of its 154 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 21 of Baku's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

Lima accounted for 62 of Peru's 69 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 54 of Lima's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

New Zealand

149 of its 391 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Natural hazards were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

4 of Almaty's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Diphtheria was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in New Zealand (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Japan (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Pakistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in China (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 14,277 stories about harm among 76,239 counted on 20 Jan.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 9 December 2022. of the day's 76,239 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. the news turned to Iran for the fourth day running. Mentions of the diphtheria ran more than ten times their usual in Nigeria's news. A year earlier, on 20 January 2022, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran70 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal46 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Peru44 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Lima Peru54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Paris France31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Tehran Iran27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: no storiesTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 812 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 67 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Korea: 36 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 714 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 39 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Romania: 35 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 492 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 44 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 685 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 924 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 38 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 46 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Montenegro: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 26 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 34 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Madagascar: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lithuania: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lesotho: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kazakhstan: 31 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 27 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 31 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 70 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Honduras: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guyana: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gambia: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 25 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 81 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 42 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 30 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 35 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 54 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 93 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Azerbaijan: 34 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 812 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Iran 70 in 100 of its 202 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 67 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Peru 44 in 100 of its 157 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 46 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● New Zealand 38 in 100 of its 391 stories · mostly health ● South Korea 36 in 100 of its 322 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,032 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,503 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,867 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence10% 1,345 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 773 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 725 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 464 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 310 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 killed3,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,485 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured657 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions182 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting people displaced103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the US Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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
● 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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