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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jerusalem, protests in Ankara (Türkiye) and people injured in Pakistan. Israel's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 70 in 100 of its 538 stories, usually 39
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

378 of its 538 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 323 of Israel's 378 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (166 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

56 of its 107 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Ankara accounted for 32 of Türkiye's 56 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 17 of Ankara's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

301 of its 639 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

19 of its 35 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 79 of Iran's 199 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Earthquake was named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

111 of its 197 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Heavy rain was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, landslides and power cuts.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

48 of its 62 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Lima accounted for 29 of Peru's 48 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 17 of Lima's 29 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

US

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Hypothermia was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

12 of its 26 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Ghana

35 of its 128 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Japan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in US (20 of its stories, about 5 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 29 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 7,604 stories about harm among 36,789 counted on 29 Jan.

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21 in every 100 of the day's 36,789 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 29 January 2022, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Sweden, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru77 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 55 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Israel70 in 100 of its 538 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence New Zealand56 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran55 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Washington US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Memphis US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Boston US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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 lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readEgypt: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSan Antonio, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsBoston, US -- health: 59 stories, carried by 92 outletsNorthumbria, UK -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 75 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● San Antonio US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Boston US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 59 stories ● Northumbria UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,092 stories · much less than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice25% 1,844 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,241 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,229 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 404 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 343 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 204 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 142 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 killed2,301 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured861 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests775 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected716 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Israel Stories reporting abductions78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced53 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations36 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill5 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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