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13,413 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Peshawar, protests in Pyongyang (North Korea) and flooding in New Zealand drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 59 in 100 of its 970 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

576 of its 970 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Peshawar accounted for 360 of Pakistan's 576 stories about harm, carried by 616 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (339 stories). Building collapse was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Peshawar stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

24 of its 41 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Pyongyang accounted for 22 of North Korea's 24 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 16 of Pyongyang's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Flu was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

120 of its 278 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

28 of its 84 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Israel

349 of its 622 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 289 of Israel's 349 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Africa

257 of its 774 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (64 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

40 of its 102 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

105 of its 218 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Austria

32 of its 78 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Slovenia

12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Romania (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Switzerland (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Japan (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (14 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 30 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 13,413 stories about harm among 69,137 counted on 30 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Pakistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 69,137 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in New Zealand's news. On 30 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 19 today. Pakistan stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria67 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan59 in 100 of its 970 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 622 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye48 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Jerusalem Israel66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Memphis US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Tehran Iran27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readUnited 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 fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 349 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 576 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 187 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,379 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,974 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,047 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,908 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 721 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 541 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 426 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 210 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 killed3,417 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,192 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting refugees152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations54 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Azerbaijan Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 harsher 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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