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9,277 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Seoul (South Korea), people injured in China and violence in Beirut. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 59 in 100 of its 59 stories, usually 40
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

112 of its 284 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Seoul accounted for 68 of South Korea's 112 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. 48 of Seoul's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories).

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Health

China

169 of its 747 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

35 of its 59 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 19 of Lebanon's 35 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

429 of its 615 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Jerusalem accounted for 158 of Israel's 429 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

97 of its 129 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 73 of Palestine's 97 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Montenegro

9 of its 9 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Cetinje accounted for 9 of Montenegro's 9 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 6 of Cetinje's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Japan

82 of its 423 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Hurricane was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with oil spill. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

26 of its 33 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Ireland (31 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Japan (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Russia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 9,277 stories about harm among 44,048 counted on 5 Jan.

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The news turned to South Korea for the third day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 44,048 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In South Korea, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. On 6 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to South Korea, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine75 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 615 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon59 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence South Korea39 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Seoul South Korea48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Delhi India14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 London UK14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'sRwanda: 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'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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sJordan: 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'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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 429 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 2,412 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health21% 1,925 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice21% 1,896 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence18% 1,625 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 590 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 339 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 205 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 152 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 killed2,557 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured833 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions239 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced94 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees67 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations51 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about Fiji and the US

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 harsher 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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