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Plane crash in St Vincent, violence in Baghdad and protests in Wad Medani (Sudan) drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSt Vincent 50 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

St Vincent

34 of its 68 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Bequia accounted for 31 of St Vincent's 34 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Plane crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

St Vincent over 30 days → its stories → Bequia stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

91 of its 119 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 75 of Iraq's 91 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Sudan

65 of its 83 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 8 of Wad Medani's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Wad Medani stories →
Displacement

Indonesia

109 of its 256 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iran

231 of its 328 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tehran accounted for 108 of Iran's 231 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

139 of its 278 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 85 of Bangladesh's 139 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 53 of Dhaka's 85 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

409 of its 1,282 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (165 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

28 of its 93 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 8 of Baku's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

185 of its 673 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

255 of its 766 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Illness was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Spain (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zambia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in South Africa (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Germany (22 of its stories, more than ten 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 5 Jan. 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 19,271 stories about harm among 97,007 counted on 5 Jan.

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St Vincent stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 97,007 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Spain's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual. On 5 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq76 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iran70 in 100 of its 328 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,195 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 701 Dhaka Bangladesh53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 San Francisco US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 416 Seoul South Korea29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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. 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'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 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'sMexico: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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 readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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'sBotswana: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 801 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,460 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,176 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,355 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,930 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 935 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 888 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 666 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 528 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 killed5,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions388 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations335 at about twice the usual rate · most about Japan and South Korea Stories reporting people displaced212 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees160 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ecuador

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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