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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Mamoudzou, violence in Sanaa and arrests in France. France's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFrance 31 in 100 of its 1,136 stories, usually 14
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Mayotte

50 of its 55 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Mamoudzou accounted for 46 of Mayotte's 50 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mayotte over 30 days → its stories → Mamoudzou stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

45 of its 67 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Sanaa accounted for 34 of Yemen's 45 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Rights & justice

France

357 of its 1,136 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Russia

318 of its 868 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

95 of its 184 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

19 of its 32 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tunis accounted for 14 of Tunisia's 19 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

15 of its 43 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

57 of its 238 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

42 of its 74 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). 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: malaria in Congo (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Israel (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Australia (27 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); bird flu in US (289 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 17,855 stories about harm among 99,882 counted on 19 Dec.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Mayotte. of the day's 99,882 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Congo's news mentioned the malaria about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 20 December 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Mayotte, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 78% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mayotte91 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Vanuatu81 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen67 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Delhi India78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Tel Aviv Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Manhattan US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Beijing China28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: 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: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sChina: 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 about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sMacao: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMayotte: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 496 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 357 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 318 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,125 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,508 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,791 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,276 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 972 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 774 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 714 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 313 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 killed4,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,405 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions217 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced183 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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 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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