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The news turned to protests in Amazonas (Brazil), violence in Istanbul and arrests in Morocco. Morocco's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 66 in 100 of its 1,121 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

735 of its 1,121 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Amazonas accounted for 449 of Brazil's 735 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. 441 of Amazonas' 449 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (448 stories). Natural hazards were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Amazonas stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

2,354 of its 3,018 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Istanbul accounted for 2,077 of Türkiye's 2,354 stories about harm, carried by 1,343 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (1,250 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Rights & justice

Morocco

116 of its 196 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

315 of its 528 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (168 stories). Storms were named in 196 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires and drought.

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

Ethiopia

97 of its 213 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 63 of Addis Ababa's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Eswatini

17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

69 of its 96 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

829 of its 1,013 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Baghdad accounted for 412 of Iraq's 829 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Latvia

17 of its 48 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

198 of its 998 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 26 of Madrid's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Ireland (352 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (72 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Argentina (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Latvia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Albania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 45,940 stories about harm among 229,039 counted on 3 Jan.

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Brazil's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. In Chile's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 4 January 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. 20 in every 100 of the day's 229,039 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq82 in 100 of its 1,013 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye78 in 100 of its 3,018 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Istanbul Türkiye517 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2077 Amazonas Brazil441 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Washington US289 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1187 Damascus Syria202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Manaus Brazil164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

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'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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Yemen about 4 times as angry as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Morocco about three times as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Finland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 829 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 202 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,524 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,650 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health20% 8,907 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 8,395 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,797 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,397 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,034 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,012 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 killed16,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions745 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Brazil and the US Stories reporting evacuations532 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Chile and Singapore Stories reporting people displaced480 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill166 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 harsher than 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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