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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Amsterdam (Netherlands), a disaster in Kuala Lumpur and violence in Jerusalem. Israel's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 68 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 41
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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

Netherlands

53 of its 113 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Amsterdam accounted for 37 of the Netherlands' 53 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 31 of Amsterdam's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

109 of its 161 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 49 of Malaysia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Health

Israel

264 of its 445 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 142 of Israel's 264 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Flu was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kashmir

63 of its 99 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jammu accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 63 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Sudan

92 of its 123 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Khartoum accounted for 77 of Sudan's 92 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. 72 of Khartoum's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

38 of its 89 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Pakistan

182 of its 434 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Outbreaks were named in 11 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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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

21 of its 40 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Russia

96 of its 315 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

China

223 of its 727 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Earthquake was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in France (34 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in China (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Sudan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 31 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 10,670 stories about harm among 35,217 counted on 2 Jan.

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In the Netherlands, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 35,217 stories, above the usual 27. On 2 January 2021, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 30 today. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Malaysia68 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia64 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Kashmir64 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 50 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Israel59 in 100 of its 445 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Khartoum Sudan72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Amsterdam Netherlands31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Jerusalem Israel15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Cape Town South Africa15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJamaica: 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'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'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 readFrance: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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 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

● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 264 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 5,944 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,542 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Rights & justice13% 1,368 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence7% 704 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 433 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 260 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 200 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 131 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 killed2,571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected824 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured698 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions75 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced56 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees54 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 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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