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The day's news pointed at protests in Lima (Peru), violence in Tigray and landslides in Congo. Ethiopia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 65 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 41
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Peru

79 of its 141 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Lima accounted for 37 of Peru's 79 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 31 of Lima's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

68 of its 105 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tigray accounted for 43 of Ethiopia's 68 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

180 of its 300 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 86 of Iran's 180 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 63 of Tehran's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

DR Congo

26 of its 27 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kinshasa accounted for 23 of the DR Congo's 26 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Landslides were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

40 of its 44 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

75 of its 121 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kabul accounted for 40 of Afghanistan's 75 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

34 of its 174 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 8 of Brasilia's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Shelter & services

Albania

12 of its 21 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in DR Congo (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (242 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (61 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 15,570 stories about harm among 78,440 counted on 14 Dec.

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Congo's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 78,440 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Peru. A year earlier, on 14 December 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Peru's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iran60 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Peru56 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Palestine53 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 575 Tehran Iran63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Beijing China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Lima Peru31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'sSouth Africa: 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'sSingapore: 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'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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: 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'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful 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 grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Ethiopia about three times as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 5,191 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice24% 3,651 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,465 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence10% 1,498 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,034 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 693 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 603 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 231 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 killed3,743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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 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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