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45,581 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Dhaka and Brussels and deaths in Bucharest. Romania's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRomania 44 in 100 of its 378 stories, usually 10
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

476 of its 776 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 251 of Bangladesh's 476 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Diphtheria was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

165 of its 378 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bucharest accounted for 159 of Romania's 165 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Health

Belgium

197 of its 470 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Brussels accounted for 175 of Belgium's 197 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
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Conflict & violence

Yemen

284 of its 338 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Sanaa accounted for 235 of Yemen's 284 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

China

804 of its 3,765 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (381 stories). Polio was named in 133 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

527 of its 958 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Ramallah accounted for 310 of Palestine's 527 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

61 of its 85 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Bujumbura accounted for 36 of Burundi's 61 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 36 of Bujumbura's 36 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Congo

98 of its 122 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

48 of its 132 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 8 of Chelenko's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Indonesia (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Tonga (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in China (133 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 45,581 stories about harm among 223,827 counted on 13 Dec.

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Indonesia's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 223,827 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bangladesh, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual. On 13 December 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 338 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Congo80 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar76 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Sudan72 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi72 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel443 stories about protests or strikes, of its 933 Washington US314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2848 London UK130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 771 Ramallah Palestine124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Boston US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: too little coverage to readU.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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNigeria: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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 readJersey: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times 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 fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKiribati: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: 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'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Romania about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as fearful as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as fearful as the world's · 764 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 12,272 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health20% 8,911 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 8,153 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 7,530 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,621 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 2,576 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 1,505 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,068 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 killed12,241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,716 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations670 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees601 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Czechia and Greece Stories reporting people displaced572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France

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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