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10,230 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Seoul (South Korea), rights and justice in Jerusalem and violence in Catatumbo drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 55 in 100 of its 264 stories, usually 34
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Protests & strikes

South Korea

144 of its 264 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Seoul accounted for 128 of South Korea's 144 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. 112 of Seoul's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (97 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,275 of its 1,593 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Jerusalem accounted for 455 of Israel's 1,275 stories about harm, carried by 704 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (540 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

26 of its 37 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Catatumbo accounted for 13 of Colombia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Catatumbo stories →
Health

Kashmir

50 of its 124 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Iran

71 of its 127 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 71 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nigeria

337 of its 942 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

3 of Darfur's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 176 of Palestine's 213 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cyprus

17 of its 39 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Canada (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); extreme cold in US (147 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 10,230 stories about harm among 52,488 counted on 19 Jan.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 52,488 stories, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. In South Korea's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. South Korea stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 6 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel80 in 100 of its 1,593 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Palestine62 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Iran56 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence South Korea55 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Syria53 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 Seoul South Korea112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Jerusalem Israel110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 Gaza Palestine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readLebanon: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualZhob, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 20 outletsCharleston, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 75 outletsMinneapolis, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 14 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Zhob Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Kogi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Ibadan Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Charleston US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 3,200 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Health22% 2,171 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents21% 2,152 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 1,265 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 421 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 352 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 269 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 227 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 killed2,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,662 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions1,233 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people affected1,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced227 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations90 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Kashmir 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 softer 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.