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Protests in Moscow (Russia), the tsunami in Chile and abductions in Türkiye drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostChile 82 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Russia

279 of its 473 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Moscow accounted for 211 of Russia's 279 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. 178 of Moscow's 211 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (181 stories). Extreme cold was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

60 of its 73 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Santiago accounted for 51 of Chile's 60 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Tsunami was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Health

Türkiye

117 of its 234 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Outbreaks were named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Netherlands

77 of its 151 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Amsterdam accounted for 66 of the Netherlands' 77 stories about harm, carried by 341 outlets. 42 of Amsterdam's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

29 of its 33 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Beira accounted for 25 of Mozambique's 29 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 17 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

France

111 of its 354 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Snowstorms were named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Portugal

58 of its 110 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in New Zealand (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Mozambique (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Australia (28 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (41 of its stories, about three times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 12,930 stories about harm among 46,238 counted on 24 Jan.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. of the day's 46,238 news stories, 28 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Chile's news mentioned the tsunami about 5 times as often as usual. On 25 January 2020, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 28 today. In Russia, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Chile82 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Zimbabwe61 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Russia59 in 100 of its 473 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 759 Moscow Russia178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Delhi India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Amsterdam Netherlands42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Vietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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'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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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 readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sCzech Republic: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: 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'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSão Tomé: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 279 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 186 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 6,931 stories · less than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice18% 2,258 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,434 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence9% 1,125 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 581 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 197 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 138 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 126 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 killed3,957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mozambique and the US Stories reporting refugees72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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.

● 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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