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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 20 outletsParachinar, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsTinubu, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 45 stories, carried by 25 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsGeorgia, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 67 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 12 stories, carried by 41 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Nigeria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Abuja Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Parachinar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Tinubu Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 45 stories ● Peshawar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

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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