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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Alberto Fujimori (Peru), evacuations in France and violence in Kabul. Peru's coverage was about twice as angry 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 · less than usual Country that rose mostPeru 69 in 100 of its 632 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Peru

433 of its 632 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Alberto Fujimori accounted for 309 of Peru's 433 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. 220 of Alberto Fujimori's 309 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Alberto Fujimori stories →
Health

France

319 of its 862 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Food poisoning was named in 141 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

315 of its 443 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 200 of Afghanistan's 315 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

China

675 of its 3,185 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Hunger was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Syria

320 of its 413 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Power cuts were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

162 of its 188 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 113 of Yemen's 162 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Dominican Republic

60 of its 72 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Tunisia

118 of its 178 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tunis accounted for 111 of Tunisia's 118 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bahrain

62 of its 140 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

177 of its 381 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (51 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Libya (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (30 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 27,881 stories about harm among 121,108 counted on 26 Dec.

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Peru's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. For the second day running, the news turned to Peru. France's news mentioned food poisoning about 7 times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 121,108 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Vatican City84 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Dominican Republic83 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 25 · mostly health Syria77 in 100 of its 413 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 443 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 925 Jerusalem Israel237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 716 Alberto Fujimori Peru220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Moscow Russia187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Beijing China119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304

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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'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'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 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'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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier 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

● Dominican Republic about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Netherlands few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 315 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 162 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 7,240 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents21% 5,782 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence19% 5,349 stories · about as usual Health19% 5,155 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,787 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,024 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 697 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 468 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 killed9,116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced380 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions302 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill66 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Dominican Republic and the US

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
● Griefa little more than 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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