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54,715 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at power cuts in the Solomon Islands, violence in Cairo and protests in Bogota (Colombia). Egypt's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 67 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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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Disasters & accidents

Solomon Islands

416 of its 447 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kirakira accounted for 189 of the Solomon Islands' 416 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (78 stories). Power cuts were named in 118 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Solomon Islands over 30 days → its stories → Kirakira stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

668 of its 914 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Cairo accounted for 560 of Egypt's 668 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (405 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

251 of its 479 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 9 of Bogota's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Health

Lithuania

34 of its 69 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Plague was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

255 of its 585 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (129 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

140 of its 254 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Phnom Penh accounted for 116 of Cambodia's 140 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

109 of its 141 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Sirte accounted for 76 of Libya's 109 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

138 of its 205 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Netherlands

537 of its 1,239 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

567 of its 991 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Spain (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Korea (156 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Haiti (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Pakistan (144 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); train derailment in Peru (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 54,715 stories about harm among 261,313 counted on 9 Dec.

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The Solomon Islands' news mentioned power cuts about 5 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 261,313 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Solomon Islands, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 57% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Solomon Islands93 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya77 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 2,583 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt73 in 100 of its 914 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria482 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1625 Seoul South Korea462 stories about protests or strikes, of its 503 Washington US277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1915 Kabul Afghanistan224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502 Oakland US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 929

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about twice its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 86 stories, carried by 86 outletsDouglas County, US -- rights & justice: 68 stories, carried by 67 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsCentral Valley, US -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 30 outletsBucharest, Romania -- food & livelihood: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsLaquila, Italy -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsAndamans, India -- displacement: 29 stories, carried by 23 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Norway warmth about twice usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Croatia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 86 stories ● Douglas County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 68 stories ● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Central Valley US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,704 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence20% 10,720 stories · about as usual Health20% 10,533 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 8,977 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,210 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,945 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,757 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,061 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 killed19,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,862 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations926 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and India Stories reporting refugees763 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced509 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions397 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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