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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Punta Islita, protests in Tehran (Iran) and violence in Islamabad. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCosta Rica 81 in 100 of its 1,013 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

822 of its 1,013 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Punta Islita accounted for 690 of Costa Rica's 822 stories about harm, carried by 896 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (796 stories). Accidents were named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories → Punta Islita stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

2,158 of its 2,570 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 1,127 of Iran's 2,158 stories about harm, carried by 870 outlets. 1,083 of Tehran's 1,127 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,245 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,133 of its 1,877 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Islamabad accounted for 709 of Pakistan's 1,133 stories about harm, carried by 630 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Rights & justice

UK

1,235 of its 4,740 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (233 stories). Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Syria

320 of its 398 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Damascus accounted for 223 of Syria's 320 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. 191 of Damascus' 223 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

New Zealand

155 of its 564 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 13 of Waiheke Island's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (48 stories). Heavy rain was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with drownings and drought.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

208 of its 311 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (160 stories). Drownings were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

41 of its 62 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

1,282 of its 3,875 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drought was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

154 of its 296 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (27 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); snowstorms in France (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Palestine (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (32 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Indonesia (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 27,076 stories about harm among 99,931 counted on 1 Jan.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 2 October 2017. In Costa Rica, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 99,931 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of flooding ran about 9 times their usual in Trinidad & Tobago's news. Over December, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in December 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Iran84 in 100 of its 2,570 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Costa Rica81 in 100 of its 1,013 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria80 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo79 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran1083 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1127 Mashhad Iran356 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Washington US305 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1099 Izeh Iran302 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Las Vegas US230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 518

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'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'sBotswana: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: 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'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,133 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 2,158 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 6,769 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents24% 6,363 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence23% 6,020 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health14% 3,677 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,939 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,054 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 461 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 454 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 killed11,632 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests4,440 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people injured3,645 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations196 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees181 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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