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34,777 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Dakar, protests in Yerevan (Armenia) and abductions in Sweden. Sweden's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 59 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 17
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Senegal

65 of its 111 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dakar accounted for 62 of Senegal's 65 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Ebola was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

138 of its 330 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Yerevan accounted for 110 of Armenia's 138 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 93 of Yerevan's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

121 of its 388 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Plague was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Grenada

28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Grenada over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Greece

179 of its 430 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Athens accounted for 145 of Greece's 179 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 106 of Athens' 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

75 of its 123 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kigali accounted for 42 of Rwanda's 75 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. 22 of Kigali's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Ebola was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria.

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Rights & justice

Brazil

238 of its 638 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Congo

127 of its 153 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

274 of its 903 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 75 of Mexico City's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (143 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

160 of its 398 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Venezuela (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Congo (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Italy (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in North Korea (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 34,777 stories about harm among 188,122 counted on 7 Dec.

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In Senegal, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Senegal's news mentioned Ebola about 5 times as often as usual. On 7 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. of the day's 188,122 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo83 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Yemen82 in 100 of its 430 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan64 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 Beijing China348 stories about protests or strikes, of its 726 Pearl Harbor US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 869 Charlottesville US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1114

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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'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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 351 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 11,816 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Health19% 6,559 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,525 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence16% 5,451 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,773 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,159 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,028 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 804 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 killed9,109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,345 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees628 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced252 at about half the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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