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34,584 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to train derailment in Türkiye, violence in Ramallah and rights and justice in Soroca. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 63 in 100 of its 1,350 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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

Türkiye

848 of its 1,350 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Ankara accounted for 708 of Türkiye's 848 stories about harm, carried by 695 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (633 stories). Train derailment was named in 472 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

1,041 of its 1,672 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ramallah accounted for 969 of Palestine's 1,041 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (609 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mali

99 of its 122 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

698 of its 1,076 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 474 of Israel's 698 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (317 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

1,255 of its 2,790 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,020 stories). HIV was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption and typhoon. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Hodeida accounted for 270 of Yemen's 468 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (167 stories). Plague was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cameroon

79 of its 126 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

170 of its 447 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Guyana (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Switzerland (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (158 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in United Arab Emirates (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Yemen (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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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 34,584 stories about harm among 189,410 counted on 13 Dec.

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In Türkiye's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 189,410 stories, below the usual 20. Türkiye's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. A year earlier, on 13 December 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali81 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 673 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia68 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,076 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ramallah Palestine445 stories about protests or strikes, of its 969 Paris France365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 791 Washington US304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1444 Clear Creek US285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 487 Moscow Russia156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283

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'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'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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readEthiopia: 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: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: 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 readCrimea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 one and a half times as warm as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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

● Mexico about three times as fearful as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 468 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 307 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,690 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,242 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 6,668 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,036 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,108 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,301 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,003 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 863 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 killed10,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees501 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Poland and the US Stories reporting people displaced278 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting people falling ill206 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions202 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting evacuations198 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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 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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