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Protests in Maputo (Mozambique), a disaster in Aktau and violence in Tel Aviv drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 73 in 100 of its 224 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

93 of its 115 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Maputo accounted for 72 of Mozambique's 93 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 66 of Maputo's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

163 of its 224 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Aktau accounted for 153 of Kazakhstan's 163 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Aktau stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 241 of Israel's 522 stories about harm, carried by 341 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (177 stories). Hypothermia was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

58 of its 141 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Azerbaijan

190 of its 358 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Baku accounted for 151 of Azerbaijan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Plane crash was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

146 of its 216 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

52 of its 72 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 17 of Kabul's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

61 of its 131 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

369 of its 801 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (121 stories). Plane crash was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

134 of its 338 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Azerbaijan (78 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Russia (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (54 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Fiji (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 7 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 26 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 11,571 stories about harm among 59,291 counted on 26 Dec.

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Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,291 stories, above the usual 18. It was the second day running that the news turned to Mozambique. In Azerbaijan's news, mentions of plane crash ran about 9 times their usual. Mozambique stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 60%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique81 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Kazakhstan73 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria73 in 100 of its 307 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Maputo Mozambique66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Tel Aviv Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Damascus Syria36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Islamabad Pakistan35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'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'sRwanda: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'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: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 522 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 361 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,735 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,624 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice21% 2,368 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence16% 1,862 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 782 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 410 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 378 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 216 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 killed3,751 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,495 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people injured1,351 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced280 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions246 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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