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31,482 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Bolivar (Venezuela), house fires in Jordan and illness in Novska. Côte d’Ivoire's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJordan 75 in 100 of its 870 stories, usually 19
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

472 of its 741 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bolivar accounted for 343 of Venezuela's 472 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. 292 of Bolivar's 343 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Train derailment was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Bolivar stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

655 of its 870 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (362 stories). House fires were named in 179 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Croatia

129 of its 165 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Novska accounted for 97 of Croatia's 129 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Poisoning was named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Algeria

100 of its 147 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Algiers accounted for 86 of Algeria's 100 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

830 of its 884 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Sanaa accounted for 608 of Yemen's 830 stories about harm, carried by 500 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (611 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

467 of its 573 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

254 of its 359 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (148 stories). Road crashes were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Finland

108 of its 180 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

486 of its 625 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (437 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Lesotho (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Japan (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Czechia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Peru (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 31,482 stories about harm among 127,662 counted on 18 Dec.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 9 October 2016. Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Croatia's news. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 127,662 stories, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Egypt, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen94 in 100 of its 884 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique89 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea85 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria83 in 100 of its 2,806 stories · usually 79 · mostly displacement Iraq82 in 100 of its 573 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria702 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2210 Bolivar Venezuela292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 343 Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Ramallah Palestine164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Jerusalem Israel152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: 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: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'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'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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

● Algeria about 5 times as fearful as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Yemen about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 830 stories about harm ● Côte d’Ivoire about twice as warm as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Finland about twice as warm as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as angry as the world's · 655 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 360 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 7,896 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice23% 7,258 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,520 stories · about as usual Health15% 4,612 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Displacement7% 2,139 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,834 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,196 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 526 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 killed11,274 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people injured4,760 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests3,783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,324 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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