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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualParachinar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsNarayanpur, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsNagasaki, Japan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 96 outletsKentucky, US -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsUmuokanne, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 75 outletsOhio, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Parachinar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Narayanpur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Nagasaki Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 23 stories ● Umuokanne Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

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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