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56,098 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Aleppo, protests in Beirut (Lebanon) and rights and justice in Guatemala City. Guatemala's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUganda 71 in 100 of its 577 stories, usually 40
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,506 of its 1,849 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 1,283 of Syria's 1,506 stories about harm, carried by 648 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (458 stories). Storms were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

158 of its 283 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Beirut accounted for 119 of Lebanon's 158 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 108 of Beirut's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

46 of its 60 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Guatemala City accounted for 39 of Guatemala's 46 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Uganda

410 of its 577 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

141 of its 379 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bosnia

85 of its 106 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

244 of its 624 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

369 of its 833 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Heavy rain was named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.

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Protests & strikes

Ireland

735 of its 2,155 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 358 of Dublin's 578 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (168 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Brazil (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Tanzania (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Antarctica (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Guyana (13 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 6 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 56,098 stories about harm among 274,767 counted on 6 Dec.

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Brazil's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 274,767 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Syria, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 76% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya85 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,849 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia80 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Yemen78 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Congo77 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US514 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2602 Aleppo Syria455 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1283 Dublin Ireland358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 578 Jerusalem Israel222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Dallas US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275

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'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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful 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'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Armenia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Bosnia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Tunisia about three times as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● Guatemala few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 16,425 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 11,144 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence20% 11,047 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 8,695 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,231 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,162 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,286 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,193 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 killed16,960 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,695 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting refugees1,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced948 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations198 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about a third of 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 →

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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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