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24,130 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tunis (Tunisia), heavy rain in Indonesia and violence in Tripoli drew the news. Guatemala's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 84 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

173 of its 205 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 136 of Tunisia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 132 of Tunis' 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

950 of its 1,084 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (589 stories). Heavy rain was named in 300 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

186 of its 235 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tripoli accounted for 152 of Libya's 186 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

275 of its 385 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

China

721 of its 2,894 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 264 of Tianjin's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (123 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bosnia

112 of its 118 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Banja Luka accounted for 103 of Bosnia's 112 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 103 of Banja Luka's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. 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

Iraq

744 of its 1,093 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Baghdad accounted for 561 of Iraq's 744 stories about harm, carried by 697 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (318 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

739 of its 1,015 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Damascus accounted for 504 of Syria's 739 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (426 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

93 of its 128 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 78 of Sudan's 93 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 76 of Khartoum's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (54 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

402 of its 785 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (295 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 343 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (343 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Jersey (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Mexico (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Kashmir (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Australia (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 24,130 stories about harm among 110,470 counted on 26 Dec.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Tunisia's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. For the second day running, the news turned to Tunisia. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 110,470 stories, above the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia95 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice DR Congo90 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Indonesia88 in 100 of its 1,084 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda87 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Congo85 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 66 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tianjin China264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Tunis Tunisia132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Banja Luka Bosnia103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1294 Cairo Egypt94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: 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 grief-stricken 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Guatemala about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 275 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Tunisia about three times as fearful as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Morocco about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,718 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 5,053 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 4,264 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 3,987 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,148 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 837 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 729 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 456 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 killed6,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,299 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,179 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured2,838 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Syria Stories reporting evacuations417 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees266 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced244 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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