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34,425 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Valletta, protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and people displaced in Balaka. Malta's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalta 82 in 100 of its 491 stories, usually 17
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Malta

403 of its 491 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Valletta accounted for 276 of Malta's 403 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (396 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

229 of its 435 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 190 of Honduras' 229 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. 188 of Tegucigalpa's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (184 stories).

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Health

Philippines

803 of its 1,819 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Malaria was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever, measles and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

297 of its 456 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Nablus accounted for 231 of Palestine's 297 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Flooding was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

126 of its 291 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Spain

538 of its 1,243 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Madrid accounted for 460 of Spain's 538 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (438 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

70 of its 94 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

30 of its 44 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 22 of Skopje's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

795 of its 1,524 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Iraq (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Palestine (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Colombia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (311 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Uganda (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 34,425 stories about harm among 184,618 counted on 4 Dec.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 November 2016. 19 in every 100 of the day's 184,618 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Malta, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Iraq's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic88 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 63 · mostly displacement Malta82 in 100 of its 491 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence Dominican Republic81 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 17 · mostly health Congo74 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia71 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1094 Tegucigalpa Honduras188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Madrid Spain181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Sanaa Yemen138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 896 Islamabad Pakistan110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 542

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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 971 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 795 stories about harm ● Malta about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 403 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 99 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,473 stories · about as usual Health23% 7,677 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 6,849 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,953 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,859 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,154 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 974 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 859 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 killed9,225 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting arrests5,113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,026 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting refugees695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced408 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill112 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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