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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), flooding in Slovenia and evacuations in Ukraine. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovenia 66 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 24 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

Bangladesh

190 of its 405 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 129 of Bangladesh's 190 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 65 of Dhaka's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Slovenia

44 of its 67 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Krizna Jama accounted for 39 of Slovenia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

Slovenia over 30 days → its stories → Krizna Jama stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

237 of its 533 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

258 of its 885 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Lebanon

53 of its 97 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Beirut accounted for 34 of Lebanon's 53 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about twice 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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

46 of its 88 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Polio was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

47 of its 123 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (33 stories).

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Rights & justice

Ecuador

29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Health

Brazil

67 of its 261 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zambia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Jamaica (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Spain (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 18,277 stories about harm among 94,931 counted on 8 Jan.

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The news turned to Bangladesh for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 94,931 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 8 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. Bangladesh stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel72 in 100 of its 1,622 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Slovenia66 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 19 · mostly shelter & services Palestine64 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq55 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon55 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Dhaka Bangladesh65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Charleston US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Jerusalem Israel46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Portland US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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'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 readRomania: 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: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'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: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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 warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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 warmer than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,167 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 214 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,045 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,799 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice20% 3,674 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence15% 2,717 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,013 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 624 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 615 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 440 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 killed4,796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions501 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees176 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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