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The day's news pointed at snowstorms in Pakistan, protests in Almaty (Kazakhstan) and violence in Tehran. Kazakhstan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 56 in 100 of its 549 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

309 of its 549 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Murree accounted for 210 of Pakistan's 309 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Snowstorms were named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia, flooding and extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Murree stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

230 of its 363 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Almaty accounted for 187 of Kazakhstan's 230 stories about harm, carried by 455 outlets. 133 of Almaty's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

94 of its 161 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 66 of Iran's 94 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Egypt

57 of its 137 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 18 of Cairo's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

55 of its 91 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 49 of Ethiopia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

14 of its 21 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 13 of Tirana's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

52 of its 97 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain and cyclone.

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Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Ecuador (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Fiji (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Malaysia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in China (22 of its stories, more than ten 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 8 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 13,581 stories about harm among 45,434 counted on 8 Jan.

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Of the day's 45,434 news stories, 30 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 28. A year earlier, on 8 January 2021, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kazakhstan63 in 100 of its 363 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Fiji63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong59 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 550 Almaty Kazakhstan133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Chicago US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Moscow Russia38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Hollywood US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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 readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readEstonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: 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 warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: 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

● Kazakhstan about three times as angry as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 309 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 215 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 7,854 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 1,996 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,549 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 918 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 430 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 296 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 276 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 151 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 killed3,502 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests935 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured864 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Kazakhstan Stories reporting evacuations60 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions57 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees54 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about three 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 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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