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Protests in Tunis (Tunisia), heavy rain in Indonesia and violence in Tripoli drew the news. Guatemala's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 84 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

173 of its 205 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 136 of Tunisia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 132 of Tunis' 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

950 of its 1,084 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (589 stories). Heavy rain was named in 300 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

186 of its 235 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tripoli accounted for 152 of Libya's 186 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

275 of its 385 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

China

721 of its 2,894 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 264 of Tianjin's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (123 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bosnia

112 of its 118 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Banja Luka accounted for 103 of Bosnia's 112 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 103 of Banja Luka's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

744 of its 1,093 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Baghdad accounted for 561 of Iraq's 744 stories about harm, carried by 697 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (318 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

739 of its 1,015 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Damascus accounted for 504 of Syria's 739 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (426 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

93 of its 128 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 78 of Sudan's 93 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 76 of Khartoum's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (54 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

402 of its 785 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (295 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 343 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (343 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Jersey (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Mexico (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Kashmir (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Australia (37 of its stories, about 4 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 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 24,130 stories about harm among 110,470 counted on 26 Dec.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Tunisia's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. For the second day running, the news turned to Tunisia. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 110,470 stories, above the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia95 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice DR Congo90 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Indonesia88 in 100 of its 1,084 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda87 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Congo85 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 66 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tianjin China264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Tunis Tunisia132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Banja Luka Bosnia103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1294 Cairo Egypt94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChad: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBosnia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOromo, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsBanja Luka, Bosnia -- rights & justice: 103 stories, carried by 107 outletsXinjiang, China -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsFlorida, US -- disasters & accidents: 38 stories, carried by 69 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 38 stories, carried by 22 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsCajon Pass, US -- disasters & accidents: 35 stories, carried by 50 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Bosnia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chad warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Honduras warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oromo Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Banja Luka Bosnia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 103 stories ● Xinjiang China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 38 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,718 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 5,053 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 4,264 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 3,987 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,148 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 837 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 729 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 456 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 killed6,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,299 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,179 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured2,838 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Syria Stories reporting evacuations417 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees266 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced244 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angera little less 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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