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17,180 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Istanbul, protests in Paris (France) and people affected in Albania drew the news. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 57 in 100 of its 245 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
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

Türkiye

134 of its 250 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Istanbul accounted for 100 of Türkiye's 134 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

South Sudan

36 of its 45 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Abyei accounted for 34 of South Sudan's 36 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Iran

489 of its 613 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tehran accounted for 260 of Iran's 489 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Palestine

388 of its 532 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Gaza accounted for 290 of Palestine's 388 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Jordan

140 of its 245 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Syria

120 of its 150 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 32 of Iraq's 55 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Japan (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 17,180 stories about harm among 96,438 counted on 29 Jan.

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The news turned to Türkiye for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 96,438 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Ireland's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about three times their usual. Türkiye stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. A year earlier, on 29 January 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran80 in 100 of its 613 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel73 in 100 of its 1,370 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine73 in 100 of its 532 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 643 Paris France74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Jerusalem Israel67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Tehran Iran49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Gaza Palestine48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290

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 lessVanuatu: 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: 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 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 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 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: 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 storiesMongolia: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 lessKazakhstan: 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 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 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: 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: no storiesEgypt: 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 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: 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 lessBurundi: 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican 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: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Zambia: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 68 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 27 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 623 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 54 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Togo: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 80 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 80 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 741 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 42 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 39 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 698 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Panama: 28 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 831 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 40 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Montenegro: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mauritius: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 29 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 38 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jordan: 57 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 73 in 100 of its 1,370 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 73 in 100 of its 532 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 61 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 80 in 100 of its 613 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 27 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 27 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 31 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 31 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 32 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 25 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Albania: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 29 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 73 in 100 of its 532 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 73 in 100 of its 532 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 623 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 73 in 100 of its 532 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 80 in 100 of its 613 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 73 in 100 of its 1,370 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 73 in 100 of its 532 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 80 in 100 of its 150 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Jordan 57 in 100 of its 245 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 54 in 100 of its 250 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,776 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,762 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 3,574 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,199 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 912 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 656 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 554 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 386 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 killed4,919 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,797 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,760 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting abductions582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees280 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting people displaced256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Belarus

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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