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The day's news pointed at protests in Darfur (Sudan), a disaster in White Island and refugees in India. Sudan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 54 in 100 of its 507 stories, usually 26
RegionOceania 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

131 of its 156 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Darfur accounted for 71 of Sudan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 58 of Darfur's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

276 of its 507 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. White Island accounted for 163 of New Zealand's 276 stories about harm, carried by 527 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories → White Island stories →
Rights & justice

India

1,213 of its 4,121 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Snowstorms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nepal

28 of its 72 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Chile

36 of its 69 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 9 of Santiago's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

244 of its 663 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 52 of Lahore's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

39 of its 100 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 22 of Beirut's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

136 of its 208 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 54 of Afghanistan's 136 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

119 of its 402 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Denmark

13 of its 45 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 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: flooding in France (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Australia (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Canada (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in UK (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 11,500 stories about harm among 63,308 counted on 14 Dec.

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In France's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 63,308 stories, as usual. Sudan's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%. A year earlier, on 14 December 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq61 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice New Zealand54 in 100 of its 507 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Chile52 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Guwahati India127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Washington US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Darfur Sudan58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Lahore Pakistan52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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 readN. 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 readColombia: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 3,692 stories · about as usual Health20% 2,296 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,147 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,605 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 640 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 409 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 287 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 214 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 killed3,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions165 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● 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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