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18,277 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), flooding in Slovenia and evacuations in Ukraine. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovenia 66 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

190 of its 405 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 129 of Bangladesh's 190 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 65 of Dhaka's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Shelter & services

Slovenia

44 of its 67 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Krizna Jama accounted for 39 of Slovenia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

Slovenia over 30 days → its stories → Krizna Jama stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

237 of its 533 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

258 of its 885 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Lebanon

53 of its 97 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Beirut accounted for 34 of Lebanon's 53 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

46 of its 88 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Polio was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Norway

47 of its 123 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (33 stories).

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Rights & justice

Ecuador

29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Health

Brazil

67 of its 261 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zambia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Jamaica (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Spain (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 18,277 stories about harm among 94,931 counted on 8 Jan.

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The news turned to Bangladesh for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 94,931 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 8 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. Bangladesh stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel72 in 100 of its 1,622 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Slovenia66 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 19 · mostly shelter & services Palestine64 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq55 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon55 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Dhaka Bangladesh65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Charleston US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Jerusalem Israel46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Portland US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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 lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualWarsaw, Poland -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 35 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 37 outletsHollywood, US -- rights & justice: 236 stories, carried by 224 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsSaltburn, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 22 stories, carried by 24 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 25 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

● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Warsaw Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Hollywood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 236 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,045 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,799 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice20% 3,674 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence15% 2,717 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,013 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 624 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 615 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 440 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 killed4,796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions501 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees176 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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