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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tehran, people affected in Kenya and people killed in Benin. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 69 in 100 of its 480 stories, usually 55
RegionCentral Asia 21 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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Conflict & violence

Iran

333 of its 480 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tehran accounted for 109 of Iran's 333 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

89 of its 310 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Benin

11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Malaria was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Benin over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Namibia

18 of its 55 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

151 of its 242 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Erbil accounted for 102 of Iraq's 151 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Puerto Rico

13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

58 of its 249 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides, drownings and storms.

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

The Red Sea accounted for 118 of Djibouti's 120 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 50 of Yemen's 132 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mauritius

34 of its 44 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Cyclone was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, storms and power cuts.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mauritius (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Iraq (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Brazil (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in China (25 of its stories, more than ten 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 16 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 19,766 stories about harm among 105,758 counted on 16 Jan.

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In Mauritius' news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 105,758 stories, as usual. On 16 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. In Iran, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran69 in 100 of its 480 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 1,421 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland64 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq62 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Tel Aviv Israel56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Gaza Palestine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Roscrea Ireland31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHonduras: 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'sGermany: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 985 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 333 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 181 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,236 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 4,503 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice19% 3,735 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence16% 3,058 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,026 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 790 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 716 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 356 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 killed4,709 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,068 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,691 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,092 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions553 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced215 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations116 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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