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The news turned to protests in Hong Kong, illness in Philippine and abductions in Pakistan. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 68 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

316 of its 725 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Snowstorms were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

North Korea

64 of its 107 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Pyongyang accounted for 49 of North Korea's 64 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Typhoon was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

US

918 of Washington's 1,557 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Accidents were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Armenia

17 of its 35 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ukraine

51 of its 135 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

China

803 of its 2,397 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (166 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in North Korea (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in India (190 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in France (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 24,736 stories about harm among 93,038 counted on 6 Jan.

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Hong Kong's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. of the day's 93,038 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 7 January 2020, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Hong Kong68 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice North Korea60 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Palestine55 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines54 in 100 of its 567 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Syria50 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US918 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1557 Beijing China145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Kenosha US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Atlanta US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 New Delhi India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: no storiesGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 43 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Yemen: 80 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Puerto Rico: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)UK: 35 in 100 of its 7,293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Türkiye: 36 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Tunisia: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Thailand: 42 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Tajikistan: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Eswatini: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sri Lanka: 37 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Korea: 36 in 100 of its 381 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Africa: 39 in 100 of its 695 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Portugal: 37 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 54 in 100 of its 567 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Peru: 38 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palau: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 725 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)North Korea: 60 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nigeria: 41 in 100 of its 1,189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Niger: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mozambique: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mali: 56 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 48 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Fiji: 52 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Greenland: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)China: 34 in 100 of its 2,397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Hong Kong: 68 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Myanmar: 69 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Armenia: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)China: 34 in 100 of its 2,397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 27 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Hong Kong 68 in 100 of its 223 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Philippines 54 in 100 of its 567 stories · mostly health ● North Korea 60 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 55 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 44 in 100 of its 725 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 50 in 100 of its 88 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 14,775 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 4,168 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,689 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,621 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 895 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 658 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 432 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 276 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 killed6,202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,183 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,077 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations147 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions124 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees90 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced89 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill39 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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