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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Gaza and flooding in the Netherlands. Palestine'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 lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArgentina 44 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

122 of its 185 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 83 of Iran's 122 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. 56 of Tehran's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

274 of its 392 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gaza accounted for 224 of Palestine's 274 stories about harm, carried by 411 outlets. Hunger was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

40 of its 133 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with covid, cyclone and drownings. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Egypt

59 of its 217 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Cairo accounted for 47 of Egypt's 59 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 24 of Cairo's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

17 of its 28 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

33 of its 116 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 45 of Bangladesh's 73 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in US (288 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Egypt (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in UK (14 of its stories, about 4 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 10 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 10,362 stories about harm among 51,376 counted on 10 Dec.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 51,376 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Ireland's news mentioned flooding about 5 times as often as usual. Iran's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. A year earlier, on 10 December 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel73 in 100 of its 1,461 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine70 in 100 of its 392 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran66 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Sudan57 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Philadelphia US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Gaza Palestine44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224 Beijing China25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJordan: 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'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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: 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'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Iran about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,062 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 274 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 17 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 2,411 stories · about as usual Health23% 2,375 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 2,040 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,817 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 510 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 415 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 399 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 246 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 killed2,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions468 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations88 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill11 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 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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