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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tehran (Iran), volcanic eruption in Indonesia and rights and justice in Comasagua. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 78 in 100 of its 170 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Iran

210 of its 352 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 120 of Iran's 210 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 72 of Tehran's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

133 of its 170 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain and avalanche.

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

Syria

Sweida accounted for 22 of Syria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 22 of Sweida's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

247 of its 689 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 52 of Beijing's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Austria

13 of its 33 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tigray accounted for 14 of Ethiopia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

10 of its 35 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 3 of Rabat's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Syria (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); gas explosion in Pakistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in UK (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 4 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 6,722 stories about harm among 35,497 counted on 4 Dec.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 35,497 stories, as usual. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 10 times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 4 December 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Iran stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. This week the news turned most often to China, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia78 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran60 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Beijing China52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Sweida Syria22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 22 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIraq: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Malawi few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 11 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,131 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice26% 1,743 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 927 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 798 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 342 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 334 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 283 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 99 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 killed1,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations66 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting refugees64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions61 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced56 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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