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34,109 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Manama (Bahrain), building collapse in Kazakhstan and violence in Istanbul. Bahrain's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 72 in 100 of its 1,134 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

143 of its 215 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Manama accounted for 121 of Bahrain's 143 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 91 of Manama's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

61 of its 74 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Building collapse was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

3,783 of its 4,889 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Istanbul accounted for 3,525 of Türkiye's 3,783 stories about harm, carried by 1,581 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (3,251 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Brazil

817 of its 1,134 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 388 of Amazonas' 390 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (406 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

200 of its 222 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Sanaa accounted for 145 of Yemen's 200 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

133 of its 431 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 74 of Warsaw's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

130 of its 227 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Dakar accounted for 118 of Senegal's 130 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bolivia

32 of its 53 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (26 stories). Drought was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

419 of its 488 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Mogadishu accounted for 387 of Somalia's 419 stories about harm, carried by 441 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Japan (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Bolivia (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Latvia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Australia (216 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 34,109 stories about harm among 155,931 counted on 2 Jan.

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Kazakhstan's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 155,931 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Bahrain for the second day running. On 3 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia86 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 1,535 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Kazakhstan82 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Papua New Guinea80 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 49 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Amazonas Brazil388 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Istanbul Türkiye201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3525 Manaus Brazil185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Valles Caldera US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 641

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: 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'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful 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'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPitcairn: 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

● Bahrain about three times as fearful as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 3,783 stories about harm ● Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 419 stories about harm ● Kuwait few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Finland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 1,266 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 10,224 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice23% 7,633 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,465 stories · about as usual Health15% 5,180 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,693 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 962 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 739 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 656 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 killed14,587 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting arrests5,485 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,434 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people affected3,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions624 at about twice the usual rate · most about Brazil and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations333 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore Stories reporting people displaced296 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill71 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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