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34,984 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Kigali, protests in Paris (France) and people affected in Iran drew the news. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 59 in 100 of its 474 stories, usually 34
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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

Rwanda

53 of its 79 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kigali accounted for 35 of Rwanda's 53 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Protests & strikes

France

1,328 of its 3,075 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 368 of Paris' 638 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,135 stories). Typhoon was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Health

Iran

279 of its 474 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (206 stories). Food poisoning was named in 82 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.

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

Nepal

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Extreme cold was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Palestine

1,468 of its 2,084 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ramallah accounted for 1,397 of Palestine's 1,468 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (885 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

205 of its 383 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 143 of Bangladesh's 205 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

158 of its 366 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 47 of Kiev's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Canada

1,463 of its 5,718 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 263 of Toronto's 490 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (691 stories). Avalanche was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with drought and plane crash.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

56 of its 73 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 11 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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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

65 of its 74 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Managua accounted for 49 of Nicaragua's 65 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 33 of Managua's 49 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Congo (93 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Poland (65 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (175 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (11 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 14 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 34,984 stories about harm among 180,454 counted on 14 Dec.

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Congo's news mentioned haemorrhagic fever about 8 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 180,454 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Rwanda, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual. On 14 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua88 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Congo80 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 71 · mostly health South Sudan77 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 424 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ramallah Palestine525 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1397 Tucson US410 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Paris France368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 638 Toronto Canada263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 490 Washington US195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1531

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readEthiopia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: 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 a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer 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 angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than 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'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sMacao: 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

● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 480 stories about harm ● Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 274 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 243 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,226 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,437 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence21% 7,142 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 4,316 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,936 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,047 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 891 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 857 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 killed10,662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,243 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people affected4,040 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,703 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees451 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting evacuations435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced252 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill227 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions193 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines 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
● 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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