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Protests in Khartoum (Sudan), people injured in Syria and people killed in Kenya drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSyria 80 in 100 of its 91 stories, usually 49
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 100 of Sudan's 136 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. 96 of Khartoum's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

73 of its 91 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Kenya

105 of its 227 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Yemen

64 of its 87 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

64 of its 105 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Baghdad accounted for 45 of Iraq's 64 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

42 of its 134 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 18 of Amsterdam's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 39 of Kashmir's 59 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

92 of its 183 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Israel

400 of its 698 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 188 of Israel's 400 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Brazil (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Portugal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in North Korea (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (405 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 17,771 stories about harm among 59,563 counted on 3 Jan.

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Portugal's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. 30 in every 100 of the day's 59,563 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 28. A year earlier, on 3 January 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Sudan stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 68%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Iraq61 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 698 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 714 Khartoum Sudan96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Beijing China22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 New York US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 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: 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. 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: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: 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 a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: 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'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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 three times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 136 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 10,641 stories · more than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice13% 2,228 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,119 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,217 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 515 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 395 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 374 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 152 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 killed3,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,042 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced67 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting refugees63 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan Stories reporting people falling ill8 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 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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