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19,428 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Ulaanbaatar, plane crash in Russia and protests in Ottawa (Canada). Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 43 in 100 of its 56 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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Disasters & accidents

Mongolia

38 of its 45 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Ulaanbaatar accounted for 29 of Mongolia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion. 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.

Mongolia over 30 days → its stories → Ulaanbaatar stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

328 of its 794 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Belgorod accounted for 187 of Russia's 328 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (209 stories). Plane crash was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Belgorod stories →
Protests & strikes

Canada

62 of Ottawa's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Plane crash was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Mali

34 of its 49 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

24 of its 56 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 11 of Caracas' 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

21 of its 66 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

104 of its 318 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Marshall Islands

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

28 of its 46 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Moldova

16 of its 58 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in China (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (28 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 19,428 stories about harm among 111,795 counted on 24 Jan.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 28 September 2023. of the day's 111,795 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Mongolia stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Mongolia's news. On 24 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel69 in 100 of its 1,505 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq63 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 62 · mostly displacement Palestine62 in 100 of its 331 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen59 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528 Ottawa Canada62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Los Angeles US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Tel Aviv Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGreece: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: 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'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAruba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,034 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 63 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,463 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice23% 4,409 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,063 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 3,008 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 989 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 828 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 718 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 452 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 killed4,764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,245 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions509 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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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