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The news turned to protests in Budapest (Hungary), violence in Tirana and rights and justice in Vienna. Albania's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 55 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

96 of its 173 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 20 of Budapest's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Albania

39 of its 79 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tirana accounted for 38 of Albania's 39 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

100 of its 249 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Vienna accounted for 92 of Austria's 100 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories).

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Palestine

135 of its 291 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Ramallah accounted for 114 of Palestine's 135 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Burundi

123 of its 133 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Bujumbura accounted for 88 of Burundi's 123 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

40 of its 103 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

50 of its 105 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

61 of its 72 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tunis accounted for 43 of Tunisia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

37 of its 73 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Finland

82 of its 247 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 55 of Helsinki's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (156 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Mali (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hypothermia in Belgium (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Zimbabwe (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Yemen (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 Dec. 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 42,294 stories about harm among 201,137 counted on 30 Dec.

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Hungary stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 201,137 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about three times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi92 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia85 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq79 in 100 of its 820 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan75 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 1,782 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 975 Damascus Syria161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 491 Aleppo Syria116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 511 London UK110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 577 Orlando US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147

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: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: 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'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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Finland about twice as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Albania few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 650 stories about harm ● Burundi about twice as angry as the world's · 123 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 10,183 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 8,940 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,161 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,838 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 3,550 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services5% 2,080 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 953 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 831 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 killed14,586 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations461 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting abductions363 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US

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

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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