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The day's news pointed at protests in Lima (Peru), rights and justice in Panama City and people displaced in Türkiye. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPanama 53 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Peru

41 of its 108 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Lima accounted for 32 of Peru's 41 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 20 of Lima's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Rights & justice

Panama

31 of its 58 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Panama City accounted for 28 of Panama's 31 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Panama City stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

173 of its 423 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

95 of its 323 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Lebanon

66 of its 164 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Beirut accounted for 47 of Lebanon's 66 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 44 of Beirut's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

397 of Delhi's 636 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Extreme cold was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

81 of its 292 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

151 of its 589 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Chad

11 of its 30 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Idlib accounted for 41 of Syria's 123 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Australia (142 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Dominican Republic (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Somalia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (38 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 19,998 stories about harm among 120,009 counted on 18 Dec.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 120,009 stories, below the usual 18. A year earlier, on 18 December 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan69 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Panama53 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 14 · mostly rights & justice Sudan51 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India397 stories about protests or strikes, of its 636 Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 536 Aligarh India54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Paris France52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Beirut Lebanon44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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 readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little angrier than 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 · 173 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 6,175 stories · about as usual Health24% 4,752 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents17% 3,371 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,264 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,164 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 906 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 482 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 472 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 killed4,955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees376 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about the usual rate

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 softer 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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