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What the world's news said happened to people.
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27,567 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and violence in Tel Aviv and Kabul. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 36 in 100 of the stories about harm Country hit hardestSaudi Arabia 85 in 100 of its 2,337 stories
RegionMiddle East & North Africa not compared yet
Tone of the words Not compared yet across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iraq

Ramadi accounted for 287 of Iraq's 478 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets.

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25 in 100 stories were about harm

24 the day before
25 in 10024 in 1001 Jan2 Jan1 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 27,567 stories about harm among 108,678 counted on 2 Jan.

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25 in every 100 of the day's 108,678 news stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga92 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia89 in 100 of its 362 stories · mostly conflict & violence Guinea85 in 100 of its 85 stories · mostly health Saudi Arabia85 in 100 of its 2,337 stories · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic81 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia637 stories about protests or strikes, of its 931 Washington US285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 920 Tarut Saudi Arabia106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Los Angeles US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 447 Pathankot India88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1509

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Algeria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● India about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,769 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 951 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,979 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 323 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence36% 9,880 stories Rights & justice22% 5,968 stories Disasters & accidents18% 4,906 stories Health9% 2,391 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,914 stories Displacement4% 982 stories Shelter & services3% 718 stories Food & livelihood2% 419 stories

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 killed12,589 stories Stories reporting arrests3,607 stories Stories reporting people affected3,510 stories Stories reporting people injured3,021 stories Stories reporting evacuations889 stories Stories reporting refugees447 stories Stories reporting abductions382 stories Stories reporting people displaced195 stories Stories reporting people falling ill48 stories

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

● Anger–
● Warmth–
● Grief–
● Fear–

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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