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17,319 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Sanaa, landslides in China and people killed in Cameroon. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 81 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 20
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

75 of its 101 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Sanaa accounted for 28 of Yemen's 75 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

411 of its 1,992 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories). Landslides were named in 173 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake, extreme cold and snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Cameroon

88 of its 109 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (62 stories). Malaria was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Benin

7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

169 of its 248 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Tehran accounted for 100 of Iran's 169 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Poland

48 of its 162 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 36 of Iraq's 60 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

The Red Sea accounted for 43 of Djibouti's 44 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Afghanistan

87 of its 147 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

55 of its 134 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ireland (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (213 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Canada (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); helicopter crash in US (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 17,319 stories about harm among 94,433 counted on 22 Jan.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 21 December 2023. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 94,433 stories, below the usual 20. Mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual in Cameroon's news. A year earlier, on 22 January 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Yemen stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon81 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 20 · mostly health Yemen74 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,423 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran68 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 397 Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 426 Gaza Palestine43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Tehran Iran37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'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: 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'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,014 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,916 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice21% 3,514 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,332 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,546 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Shelter & services5% 867 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 866 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 573 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 375 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 killed4,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured991 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about twice 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 softer 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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