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16,799 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Beirut, landslides in Japan and protests in Tunis (Tunisia). Lebanon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and Israel →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostJapan 65 in 100 of its 1,919 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

119 of its 171 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 105 of Lebanon's 119 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,238 of its 1,919 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (253 stories). Landslides were named in 135 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, volcanic eruption and building collapse.

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

Ukraine

337 of its 607 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kyiv accounted for 195 of Ukraine's 337 stories about harm, carried by 391 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (206 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

221 of its 538 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

230 of its 329 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 182 of Palestine's 230 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

The Red Sea accounted for 81 of Djibouti's 81 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Finland

24 of its 79 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

72 of its 207 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Finland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (114 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in India (82 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in South Korea (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (16 of its stories, about three 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 2 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 16,799 stories about harm among 82,866 counted on 2 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 26 November 2023. 20 in every 100 of the day's 82,866 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Finland's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and Israel. Lebanon's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine70 in 100 of its 329 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon70 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,480 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Japan65 in 100 of its 1,919 stories · usually 13 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria59 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Jerusalem Israel75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Mumbai India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Islamabad Pakistan36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Manhattan US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: near the world's share or lessU.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: no storiesUnited 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRomania: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: 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: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: 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 lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessEgypt: 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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: no storiesSt. 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: 29 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Zambia: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 63 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 56 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 33 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 41 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 515 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 736 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 31 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 31 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 70 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Japan: 65 in 100 of its 1,919 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 70 in 100 of its 1,480 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 41 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 49 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 38 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iceland: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guyana: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Finland: 30 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Djibouti: 48 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 28 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 56 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Israel 70 in 100 of its 1,480 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Japan 65 in 100 of its 1,919 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 70 in 100 of its 329 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 70 in 100 of its 171 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 56 in 100 of its 607 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 59 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,272 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents22% 3,647 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice19% 3,163 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence18% 2,947 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 853 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 563 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 555 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 548 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 killed5,258 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people affected1,980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,752 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting arrests1,602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations362 at about three times the usual rate · most about Japan and Israel Stories reporting people displaced303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel

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.

● 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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