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The day's news pointed at landslides in Malaysia, violence in Kirkuk and protests in Machu Picchu (Peru). Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 56 in 100 of its 228 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

128 of its 228 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Batang Kali accounted for 95 of Malaysia's 128 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Batang Kali stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

52 of its 64 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kirkuk accounted for 29 of Iraq's 52 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Kirkuk stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

70 of its 97 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 21 of Machu Picchu's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Machu Picchu stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

73 of its 113 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 39 of Afghanistan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

197 of its 588 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 13 of Lagos' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Cholera was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 96 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 35 of Tehran's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

195 of its 536 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

131 of its 413 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Greece

26 of its 88 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in South Africa (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in India (11 of its stories, about 6 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 18 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 6,938 stories about harm among 35,324 counted on 18 Dec.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Malaysia. of the day's 35,324 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Malaysia stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 18 December 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Peru, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq81 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Peru72 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Malaysia56 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Sweden50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 24 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Tehran Iran35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Jerusalem Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Machu Picchu Peru21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 23 Ayacucho Peru19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 19

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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 readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 150 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,259 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice21% 1,457 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,165 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence12% 829 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 360 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 310 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 302 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 167 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 killed1,841 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected731 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees104 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced69 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Malaysia and Russia Stories reporting abductions67 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations39 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 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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