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25,728 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Jerusalem, tropical storm in the Philippines and protests in Kathmandu (Nepal) drew the news. the Philippines' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 68 in 100 of its 1,976 stories, usually 34
RegionSoutheast Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,075 of its 2,181 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,038 of Israel's 1,075 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (521 stories). Accidents were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Philippines

1,345 of its 1,976 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (824 stories). Tropical storm was named in 1,029 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flooding, landslides and typhoon. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Austria

38 of its 105 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Train derailment was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iran

139 of its 276 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

86 of its 100 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Brazzaville accounted for 52 of Congo's 86 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

135 of its 164 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Hodeida accounted for 67 of Yemen's 135 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

472 of its 747 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (404 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

91 of its 94 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Niamey accounted for 89 of Niger's 91 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

103 of its 124 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Dinka accounted for 53 of South Sudan's 103 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (50 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in North Korea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Iran (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 25,728 stories about harm among 110,880 counted on 23 Dec.

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23 in every 100 of the day's 110,880 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On 23 December 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger97 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Congo86 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan83 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel471 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1038 Washington US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 847 Dauphin County US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Ramallah Palestine102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Cairo Egypt95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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'sCroatia: 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'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: 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'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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 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'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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: 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'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: 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 a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 472 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 135 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,496 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents22% 5,549 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence22% 5,541 stories · about as usual Health17% 4,359 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,494 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 755 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 636 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 410 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 killed9,989 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people affected3,825 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting arrests3,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced329 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and Congo Stories reporting evacuations277 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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