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20,730 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Islamabad, people injured in Thailand and the drought in Panama. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 50 in 100 of its 913 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

459 of its 913 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Islamabad accounted for 234 of Pakistan's 459 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (225 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

102 of its 258 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

490 of its 648 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tehran accounted for 239 of Iran's 490 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

89 of its 278 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

86 of its 169 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. the Red Sea accounted for 85 of Djibouti's 86 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Comoros

18 of its 19 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

26 of its 66 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Maldives

13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Türkiye (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Philippines (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Russia (17 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 20,730 stories about harm among 111,760 counted on 18 Jan.

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Mentions of the drought ran about 6 times their usual in Panama's news. of the day's 111,760 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Pakistan stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 18 January 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran76 in 100 of its 648 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen72 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,396 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador69 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 675 Uvalde US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Tehran Iran63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Gaza Palestine32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesU.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 lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: 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 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 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 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 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 lessEgypt: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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: 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 lessBurundi: 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook 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 lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 24 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 72 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 685 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 26 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Trinidad & Tobago: 32 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Togo: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 40 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 66 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 33 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 37 in 100 of its 239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 676 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 640 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 43 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 50 in 100 of its 913 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,460 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mauritius: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 36 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kyrgyzstan: 30 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 1,396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 49 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 76 in 100 of its 648 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 56 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 69 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 51 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Comoros: 95 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 40 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 31 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 685 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Maldives: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Iran 76 in 100 of its 648 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 71 in 100 of its 1,396 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 72 in 100 of its 255 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 383 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ecuador 69 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 50 in 100 of its 913 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,669 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 4,291 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 3,753 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,685 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 921 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 840 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 791 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 434 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 killed5,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,903 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,216 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions624 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced251 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations164 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Barbados

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 about as 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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