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16,374 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Davos, violence in the Red Sea and a disaster in Grindavik. Djibouti's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIceland 89 in 100 of its 187 stories, usually 64
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Health

Switzerland

189 of its 676 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Davos accounted for 148 of Switzerland's 189 stories about harm, carried by 429 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Davos stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

84 of its 157 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. the Red Sea accounted for 84 of Djibouti's 84 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Mauritius

18 of its 28 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

50 of its 185 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and heavy rain.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Réunion

14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

10 of its 12 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

39 of its 78 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Brazil (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Afghanistan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Mauritius (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 15 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 16,374 stories about harm among 83,067 counted on 15 Jan.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 83,067 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 15 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 →

Iceland89 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua78 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Israel73 in 100 of its 1,461 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen66 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 509 London UK87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Tel Aviv Israel65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Tehran Iran32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Delhi India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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 lessPakistan: 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: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: 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 lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: 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 lessGuyana: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape 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 lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: 31 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Zambia: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 66 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 549 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 36 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tonga: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Switzerland: 28 in 100 of its 676 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 669 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 64 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 78 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mauritius: 64 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kazakhstan: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 73 in 100 of its 1,461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 41 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 47 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iceland: 89 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 32 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 68 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Djibouti: 54 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 42 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 27 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belarus: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 549 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 123 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

● Iceland 89 in 100 of its 187 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 73 in 100 of its 1,461 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 66 in 100 of its 343 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 288 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nicaragua 78 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Djibouti 54 in 100 of its 157 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents24% 3,928 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health24% 3,811 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice20% 3,229 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,673 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 723 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 652 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 371 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 killed3,825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions557 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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