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The news turned to protests in the Panama Canal (Panama), a disaster in Kartal and illness in Kagera. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 65 in 100 of its 453 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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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Protests & strikes

Panama

51 of its 148 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. the Panama Canal accounted for 50 of Panama's 51 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 26 of the Panama Canal's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and wildfires.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Panama Canal stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

293 of its 453 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kartal accounted for 114 of Türkiye's 293 stories about harm, carried by 443 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Kartal stories →
Health

Tanzania

38 of its 69 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kagera accounted for 20 of Tanzania's 38 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Ebola was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Kagera stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

36 of its 66 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Catatumbo accounted for 21 of Colombia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

117 of its 198 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 63 of Afghanistan's 117 stories about harm, carried by 387 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

96 of its 261 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Flooding was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

95 of its 249 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Earthquake was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Health

Sweden

33 of its 143 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Iceland

21 of its 42 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

25 of its 44 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Taiwan (73 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in France (15 of its stories, about 4 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 21 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 19,700 stories about harm among 99,500 counted on 21 Jan.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 99,500 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine69 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye65 in 100 of its 453 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel64 in 100 of its 1,072 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania55 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 24 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US722 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1693 Southport UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Seoul South Korea44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Chicago US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163

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'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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than 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'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 682 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 1,525 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 293 stories about harm ● Cuba few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 4,829 stories · about as usual Health25% 4,799 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 4,695 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,561 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 719 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 691 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 653 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 464 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 killed4,113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions696 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced207 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations207 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting refugees194 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and India

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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