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16,513 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jerusalem and people displaced in Nigeria and China. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 30 in 100 of its 122 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 131 of Israel's 484 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Hypothermia was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Gas explosion was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

China

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Iran

Tehran accounted for 31 of Iran's 58 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Brazil

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Food poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning and flooding. 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.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 49 of Syria's 114 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

192 of its 579 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

13 of its 29 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

179 of its 698 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 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: respiratory illness in India (322 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Brazil (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Canada (106 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); oil spill in Russia (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 16,513 stories about harm among 84,051 counted on 6 Jan.

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Mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual in India's news. of the day's 84,051 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 7 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today. Israel's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 747 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria49 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon48 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US359 stories about protests or strikes, of its 939 Seoul South Korea59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Manchester UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Patna India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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 lessTogo: 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRwanda: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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 lessMauritius: 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 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: 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: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBulgaria: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 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: 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 lessCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint 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 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 63 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 43 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)UK: 25 in 100 of its 6,519 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 570 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 469 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 43 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Montenegro: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 48 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 747 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ireland: 26 in 100 of its 921 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 29 in 100 of its 500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 26 in 100 of its 698 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 39 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 29 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 71 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Austria: 30 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Israel 65 in 100 of its 747 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 66 in 100 of its 172 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 71 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 49 in 100 of its 235 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 48 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 43 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,214 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 3,941 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice22% 3,638 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,226 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 832 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 665 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 506 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 241 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 killed3,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions341 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Fiji

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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