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27,363 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tunis (Tunisia), heavy rain in Indonesia and people injured in Greece. Guatemala's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIceland 84 in 100 of its 201 stories, usually 15
RegionSoutheast Asia 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

148 of its 177 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tunis accounted for 123 of Tunisia's 148 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 118 of Tunis' 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Indonesia

954 of its 1,122 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. the Sunda Strait accounted for 685 of Indonesia's 954 stories about harm, carried by 670 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Heavy rain was named in 191 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Sunda Strait stories →
Conflict & violence

Greece

162 of its 370 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Accidents were named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

148 of its 303 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Drownings were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Sudan

255 of its 295 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 193 of Sudan's 255 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 192 of Khartoum's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

148 of its 225 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Santiago accounted for 143 of Chile's 148 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 132 of Santiago's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

124 of its 206 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Caracas accounted for 95 of Venezuela's 124 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

168 of its 201 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Taiwan

140 of its 327 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 101 of Taipei's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (103 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

44 of its 47 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Srebrenica accounted for 38 of Bosnia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Antarctica (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Iraq (321 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Türkiye (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 27,363 stories about harm among 139,181 counted on 27 Dec.

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Mentions of snowstorms ran more than ten times their usual in Antarctica's news. of the day's 139,181 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Tunisia for the third day running. Tunisia's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. On 27 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan86 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia85 in 100 of its 1,122 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia84 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Iceland84 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo83 in 100 of its 420 stories · usually 67 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Ramallah Palestine153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Santiago Chile132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Manhattan US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Tunis Tunisia118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

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'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'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'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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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 readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: 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 fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Guatemala about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Tunisia about twice as angry as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Japan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 176 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 7,006 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents23% 6,073 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 4,878 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 4,652 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,432 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,205 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 782 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 695 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 killed8,577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations300 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions192 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Australia 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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