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15,464 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Stockholm (Sweden), violence in Beirut and illness in Poland. Nepal's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 54 in 100 of its 268 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Sweden

145 of its 268 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Stockholm accounted for 121 of Sweden's 145 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. 92 of Stockholm's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

76 of its 127 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 62 of Lebanon's 76 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Poland

51 of its 155 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Illness was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Peru

Lima accounted for 29 of Peru's 49 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 25 of Lima's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Eswatini

11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 8 of Mbabane's 10 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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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

65 of its 190 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 23 of Ankara's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

26 of its 32 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 15 of Somalia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

8 of Brasilia's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

27 of its 66 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Pyongyang accounted for 24 of North Korea's 27 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Brazil (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in India (46 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 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 15,464 stories about harm among 78,323 counted on 24 Jan.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Sweden. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 78,323 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Nepal's news. In Sweden, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 January 2022, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon60 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal56 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Sweden54 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Peru51 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499 Stockholm Sweden92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Los Angeles US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 427 Boston US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessTonga: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKentucky, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 56 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 35 stories, carried by 70 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 35 stories, carried by 47 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 18 stories, carried by 37 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

● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 5,088 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,762 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,091 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 1,923 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 753 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 721 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 605 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 289 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 killed4,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations63 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Peru Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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