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The news turned to protests in Jammu (Kashmir), violence in Cetinje and arrests in Finland. Montenegro's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and France →
Part of lifeHealth 22 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMontenegro 81 in 100 of its 69 stories, usually 11
RegionEurope 24 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

Kashmir

53 of its 118 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 28 of Kashmir's 53 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 14 of Jammu's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Conflict & violence

Montenegro

56 of its 69 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Cetinje accounted for 52 of Montenegro's 56 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Montenegro over 30 days → its stories → Cetinje stories →
Rights & justice

Finland

16 of its 51 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Finland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

30 of its 92 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 10 of Riyadh's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

115 of its 350 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 70 of Ukraine's 115 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 73 of Palestine's 96 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

206 of its 617 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

113 of its 328 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (69 stories). Hypothermia was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in UK (161 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Israel (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Palestine (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Australia (17 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 1 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 10,741 stories about harm among 53,234 counted on 1 Jan.

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Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and France. Kashmir stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 53,234 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. On 2 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today. Over December, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in December 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico85 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 35 · mostly shelter & services Montenegro81 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 11 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 533 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Dhaka Bangladesh22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Karachi Pakistan21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Hollywood US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Norfolk US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 24

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: 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'sNorth Korea: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readFiji: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: 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 a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 325 stories about harm ● Montenegro about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health22% 2,336 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice22% 2,286 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents21% 2,178 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence18% 1,937 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 878 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 420 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 357 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 192 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 killed3,512 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured1,662 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests1,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected995 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions217 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees69 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about the usual rate

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
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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