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The news turned to volcanic eruption in Indonesia, violence in Bandiagara and arrests in Pakistan. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 70 in 100 of its 168 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

118 of its 168 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Lumajang accounted for 50 of Indonesia's 118 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake, tsunami and landslides.

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

Mali

35 of its 38 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bandiagara accounted for 23 of Mali's 35 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bandiagara stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

235 of its 539 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kenya

36 of its 91 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

6 of Istanbul's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

South Africa

315 of its 533 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Botswana

20 of its 25 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. HIV was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Brazil

44 of its 116 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. HIV was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

30 of its 50 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Spain (39 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Botswana (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Kenya (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Brazil (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (70 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Dec. 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 12,684 stories about harm among 47,525 counted on 4 Dec.

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Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 47,525 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. In Indonesia, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. On 4 December 2020, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia70 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria62 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq60 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa59 in 100 of its 533 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 54 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 479 Sialkot Pakistan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Melbourne Australia22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 Lagos Nigeria20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 Delhi India19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUkraine: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Mali few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 6,987 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 2,118 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,147 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,105 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 410 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 310 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 290 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 223 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 killed2,991 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,033 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees117 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations104 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting abductions79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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