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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Cetinje, a disaster in Sfax and rights and justice in Tehran. Montenegro's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was 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 lifeConflict & violence 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMontenegro 84 in 100 of its 176 stories, usually 29
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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 →
Conflict & violence

Montenegro

148 of its 176 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Cetinje accounted for 140 of Montenegro's 148 stories about harm, carried by 395 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Montenegro over 30 days → its stories → Cetinje stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

26 of its 28 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Sfax accounted for 14 of Tunisia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories).

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Sfax stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

87 of its 163 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 59 of Iran's 87 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

New Zealand

73 of its 268 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

France

237 of its 665 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

145 of its 199 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 86 of Palestine's 145 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

28 of its 130 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

240 of its 573 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 60 of Seoul's 82 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zambia

16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in St Vincent (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in China (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in India (46 of its stories, more than ten 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 2 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 15,455 stories about harm among 75,557 counted on 2 Jan.

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Montenegro stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 75,557 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. People injured were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and France. St Vincent's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Montenegro.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Montenegro84 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine73 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 671 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iran53 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 447 Seoul South Korea60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Dhaka Bangladesh45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Bhopal India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Islamabad Pakistan24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 51 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uzbekistan: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 70 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)US: 26 in 100 of its 21,495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 93 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Trinidad & Tobago: 37 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tonga: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 66 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Korea: 42 in 100 of its 573 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)St Vincent: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 759 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 27 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Montenegro: 84 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jamaica: 31 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 671 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 73 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 50 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 53 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 36 in 100 of its 665 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 40 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 30 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 73 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 73 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 73 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Montenegro 84 in 100 of its 176 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 73 in 100 of its 199 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 62 in 100 of its 671 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 56 in 100 of its 192 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 53 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly rights & justice ● South Korea 42 in 100 of its 573 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 3,677 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health23% 3,481 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice18% 2,799 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,753 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,107 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 559 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 521 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 294 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 killed5,346 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured2,502 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people affected1,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.