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The day's news pointed at landslides in Colombia, violence in Balkh and protests in Tehran (Iran). Colombia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 55 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 29
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

45 of its 82 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Risaralda accounted for 23 of Colombia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Risaralda stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

97 of its 147 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Balkh accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Balkh stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

146 of its 273 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 81 of Iran's 146 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 56 of Tehran's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Germany

108 of its 475 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

175 of its 329 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jakarta accounted for 60 of Indonesia's 175 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. 36 of Jakarta's 60 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

15 of its 32 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 9 of Tirana's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

35 of its 54 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with covid and hunger.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

26 of its 50 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 4 of Baghdad's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 130 of Ukraine's 265 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); train derailment in Thailand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Russia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in Australia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 4 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 6 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 14,940 stories about harm among 77,566 counted on 6 Dec.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Colombia. of the day's 77,566 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Colombia stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. A year earlier, on 6 December 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti65 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia55 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran53 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia53 in 100 of its 329 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 435 Tehran Iran56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Beijing China48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Moscow Russia38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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 readEgypt: 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 readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Colombia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 333 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,679 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice24% 3,530 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,779 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,533 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 835 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 627 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 557 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 221 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 killed3,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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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