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Violence in Kabul, flooding in Switzerland and protests in Beijing (China) drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 59 in 100 of its 138 stories, usually 43
RegionCentral Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

81 of its 138 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 29 of Afghanistan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Switzerland

79 of its 318 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hurricane, storms and snowstorms.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

China

709 of its 1,940 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Beijing accounted for 323 of China's 709 stories about harm, carried by 454 outlets. 176 of Beijing's 323 stories were about protests or strikes.

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

Spain

112 of its 512 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Accidents were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Jenin accounted for 36 of Palestine's 68 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

27 of its 66 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Kyrgyzstan

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

70 of its 109 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 21 of Ethiopia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Brazil (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Spain (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in United Arab Emirates (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Dec. 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 15,431 stories about harm among 81,023 counted on 1 Dec.

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In Brazil's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 81,023 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. On 1 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 19 today. Afghanistan stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%. Over November, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 in November 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria64 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Lebanon41 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 525 London UK56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Guangzhou China26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39 Jerusalem Israel25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sItaly: 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: 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 readGhana: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 171 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 6,055 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice23% 3,559 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,811 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence10% 1,464 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 947 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 678 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 510 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 216 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 killed3,352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured639 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations46 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer 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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