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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Almaty (Kazakhstan), illness in Kampala and snowstorms in Pakistan. Kazakhstan'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 · about as usual Country that rose mostCyprus 74 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 62 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
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

Kazakhstan

305 of its 473 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Almaty accounted for 175 of Kazakhstan's 305 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 112 of Almaty's 175 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Health

Uganda

47 of its 81 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kampala accounted for 31 of Uganda's 47 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

237 of its 539 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with poisoning and road crashes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

60 of its 93 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tigray accounted for 50 of Ethiopia's 60 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
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Health

Cyprus

82 of its 111 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

47 of its 72 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

85 of its 180 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

144 of its 223 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 87 of Afghanistan's 144 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Health

Bangladesh

115 of its 218 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

19 of Aung Hlaing's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Myanmar (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Germany (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Cyprus (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 20,625 stories about harm among 73,175 counted on 10 Jan.

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It was the seventh day running that the news turned to Kazakhstan. of the day's 73,175 news stories, 28 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Myanmar's news mentioned landslides about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 10 January 2021, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today. In Kazakhstan, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 57% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cyprus74 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Myanmar71 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir70 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Fiji65 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 630 Almaty Kazakhstan112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Chicago US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Moscow Russia29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Khartoum Sudan29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 30

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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'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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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 readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHonduras: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: 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'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little angrier than 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: 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

● Cyprus about three times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan about three times as angry as the world's · 305 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 237 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 12,350 stories · about as usual Rights & justice13% 2,608 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,336 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,268 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 529 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 426 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 270 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 killed4,825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Fiji and the US Stories reporting people falling ill17 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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