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20,399 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in San Salvador (El Salvador), violence in Ndjamena and evacuations in the US. Chad's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 70 in 100 of its 295 stories, usually 45
RegionNorth America 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

El Salvador

30 of its 40 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 8 of San Salvador's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories → San Salvador stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Ndjamena accounted for 16 of Chad's 27 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Disasters & accidents

US

8,600 of its 29,451 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (480 stories). Natural hazards were named in 363 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

US over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Algeria

10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

206 of its 295 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 143 of Venezuela's 206 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. 130 of Caracas' 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 63 of Syria's 116 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

33 of its 87 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Benin

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Austria

24 of its 85 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 12 of Vienna's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 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 fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in France (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Syria (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (77 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 20,399 stories about harm among 94,027 counted on 10 Jan.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 94,027 stories, above the usual 19. el Salvador's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. In el Salvador's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual. On 11 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela70 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Palestine67 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 596 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan56 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 817 Caracas Venezuela130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Los Angeles US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1975 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Manhattan US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149

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'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: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Israel about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 389 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 27 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents33% 6,556 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health22% 4,412 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice21% 4,219 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence9% 1,729 stories · much less than usual (usually 15%) Displacement4% 858 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 769 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood4% 743 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 742 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 killed5,098 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,232 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured816 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations627 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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