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Flooding in Palestine, protests in Tehran (Iran) and power cuts in Ukraine drew the news. 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 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 82 in 100 of its 88 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

109 of its 160 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 92 of Palestine's 109 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

94 of its 159 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 94 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 25 of Tehran's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

94 of its 293 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Syria

199 of its 271 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Damascus accounted for 95 of Syria's 199 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

116 of its 193 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bangkok accounted for 52 of Thailand's 116 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (47 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 8 of Budapest's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

28 of its 45 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

50 of its 107 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

43 of its 51 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Kenya (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Canada (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in UK (73 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 Dec. 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 8,907 stories about harm among 49,576 counted on 13 Dec.

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The news turned to Palestine for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 49,576 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. In Ukraine's news, mentions of power cuts ran about 8 times their usual. Palestine stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%. A year earlier, on 13 December 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus82 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice Syria73 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand60 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Tehran Iran25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Dhaka Bangladesh24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Minsk Belarus24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Delhi India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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 three times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,185 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,041 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 1,839 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,340 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 463 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 369 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 250 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 215 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 killed2,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured738 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced192 at about twice the usual rate · most about Thailand and Israel Stories reporting abductions96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting evacuations93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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