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48,169 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), a disaster in Ayvalik and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm Country hit hardestYemen 85 in 100 of its 345 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
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 265 of Venezuela's 322 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. 237 of Caracas' 265 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

Es Sider accounted for 89 of Libya's 175 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

308 of Tehran's 463 stories were about protests or strikes.

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21 in 100 stories were about harm

21 the day before
25 in 10021 in 1001 Jan2 Jan3 Jan4 Jan5 Jan1 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 1003 Jan: 25 in 1004 Jan: 21 in 1005 Jan: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 48,169 stories about harm among 231,714 counted on 5 Jan.

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The news turned to Saudi Arabia for the fourth day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 231,714 news stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 345 stories · mostly conflict & violence Libya84 in 100 of its 208 stories · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 1,123 stories · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye73 in 100 of its 1,703 stories · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia73 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia1223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1529 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US877 stories about protests or strikes, of its 937 Washington US318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2425 Tehran Iran308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Caracas Venezuela237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: too little coverage to readIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little warmer 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 883 stories about harm ● India about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,685 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 292 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 646 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 716 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 822 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 14,157 stories Conflict & violence28% 13,116 stories Disasters & accidents19% 9,006 stories Health7% 3,533 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,212 stories Shelter & services4% 1,684 stories Displacement3% 1,425 stories Food & livelihood2% 1,140 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 killed17,729 stories Stories reporting arrests7,220 stories Stories reporting people affected5,780 stories Stories reporting people injured3,435 stories Stories reporting refugees1,370 stories Stories reporting abductions710 stories Stories reporting people displaced306 stories Stories reporting evacuations293 stories Stories reporting people falling ill37 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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