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The day's news pointed at protests in Delhi (India), people killed in Australia and rights and justice in Tegucigalpa. Honduras' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUzbekistan 43 in 100 of its 53 stories, usually 12
RegionCentral Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

India

1,253 of its 3,580 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 276 of Delhi's 382 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (510 stories). Landslides were named in 25 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 → Delhi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

484 of its 1,347 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (201 stories). Heatstroke was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Honduras

16 of its 18 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 13 of Honduras' 16 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

131 of its 191 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Idlib accounted for 88 of Syria's 131 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Peru

21 of its 40 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 7 of Lima's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Guatemala

26 of its 29 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

39 of its 54 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

7 of its 22 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 4 of Bucharest's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 19 of Sudan's 36 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 14 of Darfur's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Spain (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in France (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tornadoes in UK (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in US (30 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 10,154 stories about harm among 51,493 counted on 22 Dec.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to India. of the day's 51,493 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. In India, 35% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. This week the news turned most often to India, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia72 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Iraq58 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir46 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Mangaluru India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Lucknow India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Xinjiang China42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Sydney Australia35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: 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'sChina: 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'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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'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'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: 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'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Syria about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Honduras few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Guatemala few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● India about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 1,253 stories about harm ● Germany about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 3,092 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,048 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health20% 1,994 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,416 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 575 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 394 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 227 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 220 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 killed3,191 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured957 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced201 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees158 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions130 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations58 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 harsher 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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