Most of the day's attention went to violence in Havana, people displaced in Port-au-Prince and rights and justice in Jerusalem. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.
63 of its 126 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Havana accounted for 30 of Cuba's 63 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 48 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 22 of Haiti's 34 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 249 of Israel's 701 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
55 of its 133 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
Beirut accounted for 31 of Lebanon's 57 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Hunger was named in 46 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.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Bird flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
31 of its 76 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kampala accounted for 24 of Uganda's 31 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets.
Also named far more than usual:
outbreaks in Germany (28 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in South Africa (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Lebanon (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in Australia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in Nigeria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 19,404 stories about harm among 99,773 counted on 14 Jan.
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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 99,773 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Cuba stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 15 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.
19 in every 100 of the day's 99,773 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 20).
Cuba: 63 of its 126 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
Haiti: 34 of its 48 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%.
Israel: Jerusalem accounted for 249 of Israel's 701 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets.
Kashmir: 55 of its 133 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
Mentions of outbreaks ran about 8 times their usual in Germany's news.
Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in South Africa's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual.
A year earlier, on 15 January 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
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