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48,796 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), violence in Sanaa and people displaced in Bangui. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 32 in 100 of the stories about harm Country hit hardestYemen 87 in 100 of its 261 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

Iraq

193 of Baghdad's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Panama

3 of Panama City's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Korea

Seoul accounted for 1,061 of South Korea's 1,208 stories about harm, carried by 542 outlets.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

165 of Tehran's 242 stories were about protests or strikes.

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20 in 100 stories were about harm

21 the day before
25 in 10020 in 1001 Jan2 Jan3 Jan4 Jan5 Jan6 Jan1 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 1003 Jan: 25 in 1004 Jan: 21 in 1005 Jan: 21 in 1006 Jan: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 48,796 stories about harm among 242,273 counted on 6 Jan.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. 20 in every 100 of the day's 242,273 news stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Albania90 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen87 in 100 of its 261 stories · mostly conflict & violence Burundi83 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence Guinea81 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly health Libya77 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia735 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1047 Harney County US421 stories about protests or strikes, of its 753 Washington US287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1908 Pyongyang North Korea241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1193 Baghdad Iraq193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: too little coverage to readSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than 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 angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Bangladesh about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 338 stories about harm ● Netherlands about three times as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 788 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 226 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 602 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 15,149 stories Rights & justice28% 13,256 stories Disasters & accidents16% 7,543 stories Health9% 4,558 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,208 stories Shelter & services4% 1,689 stories Displacement3% 1,531 stories Food & livelihood2% 1,076 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 killed14,998 stories Stories reporting arrests6,190 stories Stories reporting people affected6,004 stories Stories reporting people injured2,762 stories Stories reporting refugees1,384 stories Stories reporting abductions508 stories Stories reporting evacuations472 stories Stories reporting people displaced347 stories Stories reporting people falling ill234 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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