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15,929 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Road crashes in Kashmir, people injured in Yemen and protests in Tehran (Iran) drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 63 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 29
RegionOceania 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

93 of its 147 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 93 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Road crashes were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

203 of its 562 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, storms and volcanic eruption.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

27 of its 59 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). 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 41 of Syria's 105 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

45 of its 79 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 24 of Afghanistan's 45 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

69 of its 250 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Storms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in New Zealand (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (1056 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Greece (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in China (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 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 15,929 stories about harm among 87,559 counted on 22 Jan.

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Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in New Zealand's news. of the day's 87,559 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kashmir stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. On 22 January 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria64 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir63 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 58 · mostly displacement Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran51 in 100 of its 385 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Minneapolis US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Minnesota US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Tehran Iran93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful 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'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer 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

● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Kashmir about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Nigeria a little warmer than the world's · 292 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 246 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents29% 4,540 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Health24% 3,668 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,524 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence11% 1,707 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Shelter & services5% 737 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 618 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 487 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 323 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 killed3,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured727 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir Stories reporting abductions195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about the usual rate

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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