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The news turned to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), flooding in Slovenia and landslides in Japan. Russia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMaldives 42 in 100 of its 72 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

Bangladesh

276 of its 532 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 203 of Bangladesh's 276 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. 120 of Dhaka's 203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Shelter & services

Slovenia

18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Krizna Jama accounted for 15 of Slovenia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Slovenia over 30 days → its stories → Krizna Jama stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

180 of its 539 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Landslides were named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

115 of its 293 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Palestine

200 of its 266 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 122 of Palestine's 200 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

32 of its 51 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Beirut accounted for 31 of Lebanon's 32 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

35 of its 55 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Baghdad accounted for 25 of Iraq's 35 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 31 of Afghanistan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

18 of its 36 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cambodia

19 of its 45 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Italy (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Zimbabwe (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Australia (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in US (96 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in India (21 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 7 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 9,819 stories about harm among 48,309 counted on 7 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Bangladesh. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 48,309 stories, above the usual 19. Bangladesh's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. On 7 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Japan, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine75 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,020 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq64 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh52 in 100 of its 532 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Dhaka Bangladesh120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Portland US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Tel Aviv Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Des Moines US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

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'sVietnam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: 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'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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 readN. 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: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: 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 warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three 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

● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 728 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 214 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 2,200 stories · about as usual Health22% 2,136 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents22% 2,106 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence20% 1,879 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 466 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 302 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 302 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 242 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 killed2,877 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,076 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,013 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions400 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations124 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ecuador and the UK

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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