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The tsunami in Nepal, abductions in France and violence in Damascus drew the news. France's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 77 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

148 of its 192 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Lobuche accounted for 72 of Nepal's 148 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Tsunami was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Lobuche stories →
Rights & justice

France

307 of its 877 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 69 of Syria's 126 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

China

738 of its 2,405 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (306 stories). Avalanche was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

37 of its 51 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 20 of Haiti's 37 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Oman

42 of its 100 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

88 of its 109 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Darfur accounted for 32 of Sudan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Panama

31 of its 108 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 5 of Conakry's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Ireland (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in US (560 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in India (73 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in South Korea (11 of its stories, about three 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 7 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 19,550 stories about harm among 97,304 counted on 7 Jan.

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In Nepal, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 97,304 stories, above the usual 19. Mentions of poisoning ran about 4 times their usual in Brazil's news. On 8 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan81 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal77 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti73 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Palestine71 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 679 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 950 London UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 New York US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Greenwich Village US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Seoul South Korea36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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 Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSan Marino: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 416 stories about harm ● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,183 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,697 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 4,360 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence11% 2,091 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,044 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 852 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 678 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 274 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 killed4,787 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,870 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,774 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced182 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees108 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations79 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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