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The day's news pointed at violence in Tehran, protests in Amman (Jordan) and arrests in Hong Kong. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJordan 41 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 19
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

Iran

354 of its 465 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tehran accounted for 190 of Iran's 354 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Illness was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Jordan

80 of its 197 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 4 of Amman's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 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.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

73 of its 268 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

22 of its 60 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought.

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

Sudan

52 of its 69 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Darfur accounted for 23 of Sudan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

456 of its 616 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Gaza accounted for 323 of Palestine's 456 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

448 of its 1,434 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

39 of its 110 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 9 of Colombo's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 27 of Iraq's 67 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

70 of its 111 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Canada (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in UK (16 of its stories, about 7 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 30 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 19,830 stories about harm among 109,608 counted on 30 Jan.

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Mentions of the hunger ran about 6 times their usual in Ethiopia's news. of the day's 109,608 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. On 30 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. Iran's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 65%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran76 in 100 of its 465 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan75 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine74 in 100 of its 616 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,372 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia63 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 646 Gaza Palestine63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Tehran Iran56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Islamabad Pakistan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166

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'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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice 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 three times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 354 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 977 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 350 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 456 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,706 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice23% 4,484 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 3,638 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,565 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,034 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 848 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 677 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 439 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 killed5,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,563 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations189 at about the usual rate

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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