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The day's news pointed at violence in Gaza, rights and justice in Buenos Aires and protests in Seoul (South Korea). Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChina 27 in 100 of its 966 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

99 of its 130 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 68 of Palestine's 99 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

24 of its 65 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Buenos Aires accounted for 23 of Argentina's 24 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

98 of its 287 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Seoul accounted for 56 of South Korea's 98 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 42 of Seoul's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories).

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 57 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Road crashes were 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.

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

Israel

300 of its 445 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Jerusalem accounted for 87 of Israel's 300 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

China

256 of its 966 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

36 of its 78 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

8 of its 13 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

8 of its 16 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

213 of its 594 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Ethiopia (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); storms in Ireland (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); oil spill in Russia (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 10,999 stories about harm among 52,792 counted on 4 Jan.

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Of the day's 52,792 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. A year earlier, on 5 January 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine76 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 445 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Syria47 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia46 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Seoul South Korea42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Delhi India33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Jerusalem Israel20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Los Angeles US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'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'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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice 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

● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 300 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Argentina few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,639 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 2,466 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice21% 2,287 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence17% 1,873 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 753 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 355 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 247 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 190 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 killed3,270 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,131 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people affected1,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations118 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 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 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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