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17,930 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Paris (France), helicopter crash in Sudan and rights and justice in Stockholm. Algeria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSweden 66 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 21
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Protests & strikes

France

1,139 of its 2,286 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Paris accounted for 1,057 of France's 1,139 stories about harm, carried by 941 outlets. 1,021 of Paris' 1,057 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (841 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sudan

69 of its 94 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Khartoum accounted for 42 of Sudan's 69 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

69 of its 104 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Stockholm accounted for 53 of Sweden's 69 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

30 of its 38 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

South Sudan

193 of its 197 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Bentiu accounted for 160 of South Sudan's 193 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (179 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Malaysia

176 of its 438 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 97 of Kuala Lumpur's 122 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

533 of its 871 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Nablus accounted for 330 of Palestine's 533 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (168 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Canada

625 of its 2,332 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 246 of Vancouver's 289 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Peru

107 of its 197 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Lima accounted for 104 of Peru's 107 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Plague was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Togo

15 of its 17 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 4 of Bafilo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Peru (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 17,930 stories about harm among 93,027 counted on 9 Dec.

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Mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual in Peru's news. of the day's 93,027 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to France for the second day running. A year earlier, on 9 December 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In France, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. This week the news turned most often to France, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan98 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Sudan73 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen71 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Sweden66 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Syria65 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France1021 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1057 Beijing China330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 Vancouver Canada246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Greenwood County US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Cleburne US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: 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 warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 warm as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Norway about twice as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 6,301 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence16% 2,865 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,743 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Health15% 2,735 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Shelter & services7% 1,269 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 868 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 495 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 400 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 killed4,106 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,124 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people injured2,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,657 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting people displaced218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees206 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Austria and the US Stories reporting abductions196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations51 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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