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48,324 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Banjul (Gambia), violence in Srebrenica and people killed in Fiji. Bosnia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBosnia 91 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 43
RegionSouth Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

335 of its 507 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Banjul accounted for 234 of the Gambia's 335 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 203 of Banjul's 234 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (258 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Banjul stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

162 of its 178 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Srebrenica accounted for 150 of Bosnia's 162 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Rights & justice

Fiji

93 of its 219 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Qatar

61 of its 271 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Libya

270 of its 330 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sirte accounted for 175 of Libya's 270 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Finland

140 of its 457 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Hypothermia was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

70 of its 237 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

70 of its 171 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

40 of its 135 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Avalanche was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

345 of its 708 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Outbreaks were named in 118 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Bangladesh (118 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Philippines (142 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (70 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Bulgaria (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Cameroon (19 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 5 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 48,324 stories about harm among 245,356 counted on 5 Dec.

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In Bangladesh's news, mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 245,356 stories, as usual. the Gambia's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia91 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Libya82 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 1,890 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq75 in 100 of its 852 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan73 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US460 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1804 Aleppo Syria433 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1101 Dallas US366 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Morton County US344 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 Banjul Gambia203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234

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'sUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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 readAruba: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNauru: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Bosnia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Argentina about three times as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,484 stories about harm ● Cuba about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 408 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 14,351 stories · about as usual Health19% 9,091 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 8,733 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents17% 8,268 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,709 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,814 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,298 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,074 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 killed15,351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced449 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations308 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about half 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 about as 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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