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The day's news pointed at protests in Ayia Napa (Cyprus), the tsunami in Puerto Rico and violence in Tehran. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 94 in 100 of its 420 stories, usually 43
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Cyprus

134 of its 175 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ayia Napa accounted for 117 of Cyprus' 134 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. 80 of Ayia Napa's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Ayia Napa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

395 of its 420 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Tsunami was named in 272 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

2,245 of its 3,852 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tehran accounted for 1,304 of Iran's 2,245 stories about harm, carried by 1,583 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (455 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

France

235 of its 985 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Illness was named in 110 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

62 of its 109 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

1,803 of its 3,645 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Storm surge was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

179 of its 410 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

26 of Nankana Sahib's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Plane crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

156 of its 327 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jakarta accounted for 92 of Indonesia's 156 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in China (96 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Türkiye (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Pakistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Israel (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 4 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 7 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 23,154 stories about harm among 113,488 counted on 7 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Cyprus. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 113,488 stories, above the usual 19. Cyprus' news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. A year earlier, on 7 January 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico94 in 100 of its 420 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Cyprus77 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Sudan68 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 60 · mostly displacement Syria66 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 3,852 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran273 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1304 Delhi India234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Baghdad Iraq93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 Mumbai India91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 676

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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: 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'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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,245 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Cyprus about twice as fearful as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 5,492 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence22% 5,008 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents21% 4,705 stories · about as usual Health20% 4,602 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,328 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 754 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 451 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 421 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 killed7,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions436 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting evacuations221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced153 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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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