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37,939 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Arrests in North Korea, protests in Jerusalem (Israel) and refugees in Puerto Rico drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about France and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 73 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 36
RegionNorth America 23 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

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

North Korea

290 of its 667 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (63 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

1,711 of its 3,615 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,566 of Israel's 1,711 stories about harm, carried by 690 outlets. 910 of Jerusalem's 1,566 stories were about protests or strikes. Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

113 of its 165 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

158 of its 275 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Cambodia

123 of its 191 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Hunger was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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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Protests & strikes

Palestine

337 of its 630 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Ramallah accounted for 254 of Palestine's 337 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. 127 of Ramallah's 254 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories).

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

436 of its 712 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ukhia accounted for 255 of Bangladesh's 436 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

316 of its 582 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 265 of Venezuela's 316 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 249 of Caracas' 265 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (258 stories).

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Displacement

Libya

161 of its 222 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 8 of Tashkent's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Cambodia (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Netherlands (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (200 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); building collapse in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in South Korea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 37,939 stories about harm among 175,539 counted on 11 Dec.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about France and the US. of the day's 175,539 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Cambodia's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. North Korea's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. A year earlier, on 11 December 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Congo77 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 579 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria73 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Libya73 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 57 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel910 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1566 Caracas Venezuela249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Washington US247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1379 Hiroshima Japan141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Ramallah Palestine127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'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 readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Congo about twice as warm as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Somalia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Croatia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Japan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 285 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 158 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 9,913 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 9,100 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health19% 7,003 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,204 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,978 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,261 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,098 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 806 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 killed11,446 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,068 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,811 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations799 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting refugees677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced342 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill268 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about France 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 about as 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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