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19,686 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Kartal, violence in Kabul and abductions in Colombia. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 60 in 100 of its 332 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

198 of its 332 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kartal accounted for 86 of Türkiye's 198 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Kartal stories →
Displacement

Afghanistan

78 of its 135 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 78 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

37 of its 70 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Niger

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

39 of its 74 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 13 of Baghdad's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Slovenia

5 of its 9 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 139 of Palestine's 261 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

Tuberculosis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (35 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (61 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in UK (116 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); tuberculosis in India (16 of its stories, about 4 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 22 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 19,686 stories about harm among 104,399 counted on 22 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Türkiye. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 104,399 stories, below the usual 20. Mentions of landslides ran about 7 times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Türkiye, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. On 23 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 877 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye60 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan59 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 45 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US514 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1232 Jerusalem Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Gaza Palestine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Los Angeles US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 492 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSouth 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sIraq: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 539 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 198 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Cuba few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,991 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health24% 4,715 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 4,556 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,310 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 854 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 852 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 526 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 509 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 killed4,288 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions426 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced250 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations170 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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