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The news turned to protests in Lima (Peru), violence in Beirut and the earthquake in Taiwan. Peru's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLebanon 57 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Peru

84 of its 139 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Lima accounted for 41 of Peru's 84 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 30 of Lima's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Lebanon

77 of its 136 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Beirut accounted for 60 of Lebanon's 77 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Taiwan

47 of its 148 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iran

153 of its 251 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 75 of Iran's 153 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 52 of Tehran's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 145 of Ukraine's 291 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Storms were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

49 of its 88 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tigray accounted for 37 of Ethiopia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

15 of its 48 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 5 of Tunis' 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 36 of Afghanistan's 66 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

7 of its 26 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. 3 of Dakar's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Ukraine (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (236 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Russia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in UK (30 of its stories, about 5 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 15 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 15,993 stories about harm among 80,616 counted on 15 Dec.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Peru. of the day's 80,616 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. On 15 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today. In Peru, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran61 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Peru60 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon57 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Northern Ireland UK62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 549 Tehran Iran52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 San Francisco US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'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'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEl 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'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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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 readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 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'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 291 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 153 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 5,595 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,663 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,277 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,512 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,126 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 755 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 610 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 256 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 killed3,744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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