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The day's news pointed at flooding in Indonesia, violence in Tehran and rights and justice in Ayia Napa. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and Indonesia →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 65 in 100 of its 334 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

216 of its 334 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jakarta accounted for 182 of Indonesia's 216 stories about harm, carried by 423 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (48 stories). Flooding was named in 154 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and hypothermia.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

1,714 of its 3,085 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 858 of Iran's 1,714 stories about harm, carried by 1,390 outlets. Accidents were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cambodia

34 of its 67 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories).

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

81 of its 217 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Taipei accounted for 63 of Taiwan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

1,125 of its 2,378 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (193 stories). Cyclone was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Tsunami was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

106 of its 227 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 92 of Lebanon's 106 stories about harm, carried by 419 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (63 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 1,019 of Iraq's 1,106 stories about harm, carried by 1,135 outlets. Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Panama

17 of its 36 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Taiwan (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in China (64 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); bird flu in Poland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Sudan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 20,468 stories about harm among 98,969 counted on 3 Jan.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 98,969 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and Indonesia. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Indonesia, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan69 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia65 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria64 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq57 in 100 of its 1,924 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 3,085 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq385 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1019 Tehran Iran322 stories about protests or strikes, of its 858 Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 602 Delhi India82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Beijing China33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

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: 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: 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: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'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'sBrazil: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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'sAzad 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: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than 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'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry 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'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: 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

● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 1,106 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,714 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● UK a little warmer than the world's · 991 stories about harm ● Ghana few stories a little warmer than the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 4,951 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Rights & justice24% 4,895 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health19% 3,861 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,689 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,191 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 712 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 439 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 408 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 killed7,224 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests2,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations304 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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