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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 →
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualRome, Italy -- health: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 20 stories, carried by 88 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- health: 31 stories, carried by 18 outletsDetroit, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 23 outletsVancouver, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 14 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Detroit US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

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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