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19,022 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Tehran, landslides in Japan and refugees in Pakistan. Iran's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJapan 53 in 100 of its 1,494 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Iran

503 of its 596 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 216 of Iran's 503 stories about harm, carried by 537 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (349 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Japan

788 of its 1,494 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (197 stories). Landslides were named in 174 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, volcanic eruption and extreme cold.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Russia

220 of its 578 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (140 stories). Power cuts were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

261 of its 544 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

136 of its 276 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 127 of Lebanon's 136 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

The Red Sea accounted for 77 of Djibouti's 77 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sierra Leone

44 of its 70 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Freetown accounted for 29 of Sierra Leone's 44 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets.

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Disasters & accidents

Sweden

55 of its 164 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and extreme cold.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Sweden (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Russia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in France (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 6 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 3 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 19,022 stories about harm among 96,447 counted on 3 Jan.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 96,447 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 3 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran84 in 100 of its 596 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,708 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone63 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Japan53 in 100 of its 1,494 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Tel Aviv Israel157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345 London UK60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Islamabad Pakistan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Delhi India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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 readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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 readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Iran about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 503 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,219 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 200 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,167 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,986 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 3,473 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,286 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 922 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 689 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 609 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 565 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 killed5,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,767 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting abductions516 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations295 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting people displaced225 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees197 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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