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Most of the day's attention went to people affected in Poland, protests in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and violence in Kulgam. Poland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 53 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Poland

107 of its 255 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

120 of its 311 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 26 of Amsterdam's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 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.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

51 of its 96 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kulgam accounted for 34 of Kashmir's 51 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Kulgam stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

37 of its 68 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

India

453 of Delhi's 607 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (353 stories). Malaria was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Romania

73 of its 137 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Health

Austria

38 of its 109 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Libya

22 of its 50 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tripoli accounted for 21 of Libya's 22 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

Moscow accounted for 240 of Russia's 384 stories about harm, carried by 455 outlets. 127 of Moscow's 240 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Cameroon

36 of its 66 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (50 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Libya (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Peru (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Spain (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 26,667 stories about harm among 102,582 counted on 27 Jan.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 7 times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 28 January 2020, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. Poland stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. 26 in every 100 of the day's 102,582 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia72 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Yemen67 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia57 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia56 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US513 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1629 Delhi India453 stories about protests or strikes, of its 607 Moscow Russia127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Chicago US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMexico: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: 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'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Austria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 384 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 15,581 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 4,641 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 2,126 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,084 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 931 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 527 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 300 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 260 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 killed6,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,935 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions243 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and China

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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