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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Jeju, flooding in Palestine and power cuts in Puerto Rico. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 77 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

South Korea

390 of its 842 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Jeju accounted for 169 of South Korea's 390 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (320 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Jeju stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

104 of its 152 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 74 of Palestine's 104 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with hypothermia. 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.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Shelter & services

Puerto Rico

81 of its 105 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Power cuts were named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Guinea

28 of its 35 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Trinidad & Tobago

39 of its 72 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

36 of its 61 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 7 of Caracas' 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

58 of its 122 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 39 of Iran's 58 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

46 of its 112 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories). Hypothermia was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

80 of its 185 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in China (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (156 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Greece (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 5 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 31 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 14,114 stories about harm among 70,829 counted on 31 Dec.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to South Korea. In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of power cuts ran about 8 times their usual. South Korea stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 70,829 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico77 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 28 · mostly shelter & services Palestine68 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 723 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela59 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Syria57 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 541 San Francisco US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Seoul South Korea27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Dhaka Bangladesh24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Tel Aviv Israel22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelize: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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'sZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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 angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 446 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 306 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Argentina few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,614 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,449 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,908 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 1,734 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 906 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 569 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 460 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 239 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 killed4,026 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting arrests1,873 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions282 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees78 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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