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43,624 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Baumgarten An Der March, protests in Reykjavik (Iceland) and violence in Skopje. Libya's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 73 in 100 of its 624 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Austria

456 of its 624 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Baumgarten An Der March accounted for 373 of Austria's 456 stories about harm, carried by 494 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (433 stories). Plane crash was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Baumgarten An Der March stories →
Protests & strikes

Iceland

166 of its 222 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reykjavik accounted for 146 of Iceland's 166 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. 130 of Reykjavik's 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Reykjavik stories →
Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

103 of its 138 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Skopje accounted for 97 of North Macedonia's 103 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

279 of its 380 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Drownings were named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

125 of its 198 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Hurricane was named in 111 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,549 of its 3,026 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,221 of Israel's 1,549 stories about harm, carried by 486 outlets. 614 of Jerusalem's 1,221 stories were about protests or strikes. Typhoon was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

507 of its 783 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Diphtheria was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis, whooping cough and polio. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

105 of its 168 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

339 of its 737 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (50 stories). Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Zambia

52 of its 113 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bahamas (111 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in France (185 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Croatia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zambia (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); malaria in São Tomé (11 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 12 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 43,624 stories about harm among 207,666 counted on 12 Dec.

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In Austria, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 207,666 stories, as usual. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 9 times their usual in the Bahamas' news. A year earlier, on 12 December 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland75 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice North Macedonia75 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Libya73 in 100 of its 380 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Austria73 in 100 of its 624 stories · usually 14 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel614 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1221 Washington US207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1799 Paris France188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 Springfield US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Tulkarm Palestine149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: 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'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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: 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 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'sEl 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 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: 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'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Bahamas about twice as warm as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as fearful as the world's · 507 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,886 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,569 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,213 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 7,509 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,124 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,337 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,235 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,087 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 killed13,095 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations719 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting abductions490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill56 at about the usual rate

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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